#VU48382 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) - CVE-2020-12350
Published: November 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48382
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-2020-12350
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU)
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU)
Software vendor:
Intel
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, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.