CVE-2019-11086 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) AMT

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can escalate privileges due to insufficient input validation in Intel AMT firmware.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-11086?

CVE-2019-11086 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, published on 18 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficient input validation in subsystem for Intel(R) AMT before version 12.0.45 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11086?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Active Management Technology Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11086?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11086 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-11086 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11086 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Intel Active Management Technology Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x7rj-6wgr-8hmv.

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