CVE-2019-11093 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) SCS Discovery Utility
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to an unquoted service path in the Intel SCS Discovery Utility installer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11093?
CVE-2019-11093 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) SCS Discovery Utility, published on 17 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted service path in the installer for the Intel(R) SCS Discovery Utility version 12.0.0.129 and earlier may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11093?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Scs Discovery Utility.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11093?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-11093 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11093 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ph28-r8hf-mvq7.