CVE-2019-14603 Privilege escalation in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to improper installer permissions in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition.

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

What is CVE-2019-14603?

CVE-2019-14603 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition, published on 16 Dec 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 installer for the License Server software for Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition before version 19.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14603?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Quartus Prime.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14603?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-14603 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14603 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mhvg-9xgm-2g74.

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