CVE-2020-0583 Privilege escalation in Intel® Smart Sound Technology
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to improper access control in Intel Smart Sound Technology firmware.
- 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-2020-0583?
CVE-2020-0583 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel® Smart Sound Technology, 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 access control in the subsystem for Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. This affects Intel® Smart Sound Technology before versions: 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors, version 3431 and 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, version 3349.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0583?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Smart Sound Technology.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0583?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0583 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-0583 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0583 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpcc-cjr7-mgvm.