CVE-2020-0526 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC Firmware
A privileged local user can escalate privileges in Intel NUC firmware due to improper input validation.
- 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-2020-0526?
CVE-2020-0526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC Firmware, published on 12 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in firmware for Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. The list of affected products is provided in intel-sa-00343: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00343.html
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0526?
It affects 70 products.
Products include Intel Compute Stick Stck1a32wfc Firmware, Intel Compute Stick Stck1a8lfc Firmware, Intel Compute Stick Stk1a32sc Firmware, Intel Compute Stick Stk1aw32sc Firmware, Intel Compute Stick Stk2m364cc Firmware, Intel Compute Stick Stk2m3w64cc Firmware and 64 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0526?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0526 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-0526 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0526 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) NUC Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q895-6jw5-rqjr.