# CVE-2019-0088: Path traversal in Intel(R) System Support Utility for Windows

> An authenticated local attacker can exploit insufficient path checking to escalate privileges in Intel System Support Utility for Windows.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p328-4h9f-6ccg

## What is CVE-2019-0088?

CVE-2019-0088 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Intel(R) System Support Utility for Windows, published on 10 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Insufficient path checking in Intel(R) System Support Utility for Windows before 2.5.0.15 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0088?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel System Support Utility.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-0088?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-0088 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) System Support Utility for Windows

- [CVE-2023-40156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40156/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) SSU software (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-0088 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-0088 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Intel(R) System Support Utility for Windows, published on 10 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0088 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) System Support Utility for Windows. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0088/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0088/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0088
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0088
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0088

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