CVE-2020-24481 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus Prime Pro and Standard edition software
An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to insecure inherited permissions in Intel Quartus Prime software.
- 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-2020-24481?
CVE-2020-24481 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Quartus Prime Pro and Standard edition software, published on 17 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insecure inherited permissions for the Intel(R) Quartus Prime Pro and Standard edition software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24481?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Quartus.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24481?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24481 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24481 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-58jx-m88m-rmq4.