Intel Active System Console prior 8.0 Build 24 Installer privilege escalation

A vulnerability was found in Intel Active System Console. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 10/11/2019. It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-11120 since 04/11/2019. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/12/2019).

Upgrading to version 8.0 Build 24 eliminates this vulnerability.

Vendor

• Intel

Name

• Active System Console

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Privilege escalation (CWE-269)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfoedit

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Active System Console 8.0 Build 24

04/11/2019 CVE assigned
10/11/2019 +183 days Advisory disclosed
10/12/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
10/12/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com

CVE: CVE-2019-11120 (🔒)

Created: 10/12/2019 05:03 PM
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