CVE-2019-11140 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC Advisory
A privileged local user can exploit insufficient session validation in Intel NUC firmware to escalate privileges, cause denial of service, or disclose information.
- 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-2019-11140?
CVE-2019-11140 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC Advisory, published on 19 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient session validation in system firmware for Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via local access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11140?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Intel Compute Card Firmware, Intel Compute Stick Firmware, Intel Nuc Kit Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-11140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) NUC Advisory
- CVE-2018-12176 Code injection in Intel(R) NUC Kits and Intel(R) Compute Cards
- CVE-2019-11123 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC Firmware
- CVE-2019-11124 Memory corruption in Intel(R) NUC Firmware
- CVE-2019-11125 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC Firmware
- CVE-2019-11126 Memory corruption in Intel(R) NUC Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jqvf-qc7v-mhv2.