Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Advisor tools - CVE-2020-12334
Published: November 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48403
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12334
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 in the installer, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Intel Advisor tools
How to mitigate CVE-2020-12334
Install updates from vendor's website.
Intel Advisor tools - update to 2020 Update 2