CVE-2020-8765 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) RealSense(TM) DCM

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A local privileged user can escalate privileges due to incorrect default permissions in the Intel RealSense DCM installer.

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-2020-8765?

CVE-2020-8765 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) RealSense(TM) DCM, 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

Incorrect default permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) RealSense(TM) DCM may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8765?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Realsense Depth Camera Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8765?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8765 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-8765 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8765 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jxv8-rxff-29g5.

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