Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Human Interface Device (HID) Event Filter Driver - CVE-2020-12332
Published: November 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48399
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12332
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Human Interface Device (HID) Event Filter Driver
Intel Human Interface Device (HID) Event Filter Driver
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the installer, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-12332
Install updates from vendor's website.