#VU25177 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Manycore Platform Software Stack (MPSS) - CVE-2020-0563 

 

#VU25177 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Manycore Platform Software Stack (MPSS) - CVE-2020-0563

Published: February 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25177
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0563
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Intel Manycore Platform Software Stack (MPSS)
Software vendor:
Intel

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permissions in the installer for Intel(R) MPSS. A local user can can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

External links