CVE-2024-36262 Race condition in Intel(R) System Security Report and System Resources Defense firmware
A local privileged user can exploit a race condition in Intel firmware to escalate privileges.
- 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-2024-36262?
CVE-2024-36262 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) System Security Report and System Resources Defense firmware, published on 12 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in some Intel(R) System Security Report and System Resources Defense firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36262?
How do I fix CVE-2024-36262?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36262 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-36262 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36262 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wxg6-cwh7-4c8c.