CVE-2016-8102 Privilege escalation in Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers
Local attackers can exploit unquoted service paths in Intel Bluetooth drivers to execute code with elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8102?
CVE-2016-8102 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers, published on 8 Dec 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted service path vulnerability in Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers 16.x, 17.x, and before 18.1.1607.3129 allows local users to launch processes with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8102?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8102?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8102 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8102 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8102 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6rh-h897-7hwv.