CVE-2020-8685 Auth bypass in Intel (R) LED Manager for NUC Advisory
A local privileged user can cause a denial of service in Intel LED Manager for NUC due to improper authentication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8685?
CVE-2020-8685 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Intel (R) LED Manager for NUC Advisory, published on 13 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper authentication in subsystem for Intel (R) LED Manager for NUC before version 1.2.3 may allow privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8685?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Led Manager for Nuc.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8685?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8685 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2020-8685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x33x-q32w-x49q.