CVE-2019-11143 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Authenticate Advisory
An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to improper permissions in the Intel Authenticate software 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-2019-11143?
CVE-2019-11143 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Authenticate 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
Improper permissions in the software installer for Intel(R) Authenticate before 3.8 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11143?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Authenticate.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11143?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11143 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-11143 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11143 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4p8h-h779-7gvf.