CVE-2020-24525 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUCs
An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to insecure inherited permissions in the Intel NUC firmware update 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-2020-24525?
CVE-2020-24525 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUCs, 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
Insecure inherited permissions in firmware update tool for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24525?
It affects 23 products.
Products include Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Kit Nuc8i5inh Firmware, Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Kit Nuc8i7inh Firmware, Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Mini Pc Nuc8i5inh Firmware, Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Mini Pc Nuc8i7inh Firmware, Intel Nuc 8 Pro Board Nuc8i3pnb Firmware, Intel Nuc 8 Pro Kit Nuc8i3pnh Firmware and 17 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) NUCs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8m9-c8q4-99q2.