Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Quartus Prime Pro and Intel Quartus Prime Standard - CVE-2020-24481
Published: February 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50692
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-2020-24481
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Quartus Prime Pro
Intel Quartus Prime Standard
Intel Quartus Prime Pro
Intel Quartus Prime Standard
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, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-24481
Install updates from vendor's website.