Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) - CVE-2020-12350
Published: November 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48382
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12350
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU)
How to mitigate CVE-2020-12350
Install updates from vendor's website.
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) - update to 6.5.1.360