CVE-2020-12346 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool
An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to improper installer permissions in the Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool.
- 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-2020-12346?
CVE-2020-12346 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool, published on 12 Nov 2020. 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 Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool before version 1.0.7 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12346?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12346?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12346 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-12346 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12346 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-35060 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-pp63-2w5w-85jc.