CVE-2024-36242 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Processors
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to a protection mechanism failure in Intel processor firmware.
- 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-2024-36242?
CVE-2024-36242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processors, published on 13 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Protection mechanism failure in the SPP for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-693
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36242?
How do I fix CVE-2024-36242?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-36242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6w5w-j428-gfp7.