#VU45682 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mailbox Interface driver - CVE-2020-8743 

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#VU45682 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Mailbox Interface driver - CVE-2020-8743

Published: August 13, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45682
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-8743
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mailbox Interface driver
Software vendor:
Intel

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.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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