# CVE-2019-14613: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Amplifier for Windows*

> An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to improper access control in the Intel VTune Amplifier driver.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x4c3-wmc6-2mx9

## What is CVE-2019-14613?

CVE-2019-14613 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Amplifier for Windows*, published on 17 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper access control in driver for Intel(R) VTune(TM) Amplifier for Windows* before update 8 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14613?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Vtune Profiler.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-14613?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14613 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-14613 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14613 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Amplifier for Windows*

- [CVE-2022-21807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21807/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-33062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33062/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-0077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0077/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-12329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12329/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-45320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45320/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14613 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-14613 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Amplifier for Windows*, published on 17 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14613 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) VTune(TM) Amplifier for Windows*. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14613/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14613/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14613
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14613
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14613

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