CVE-2020-8675 Privilege escalation in Intel(R)Innovation Engine Advisory
An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can escalate privileges via insufficient control flow management in the Intel Innovation Engine firmware build tool.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8675?
CVE-2020-8675 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R)Innovation Engine Advisory, published on 15 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient control flow management in firmware build and signing tool for Intel(R) Innovation Engine before version 1.0.859 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8675?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Innovation Engine Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8675?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8675 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8675 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8675 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6fwj-c62c-xvxm.