Intel® SSD Data Center Tool Vulnerability Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® SSD Data Center Tool for Windows* may enable escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2018-3703

Description: Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel® SSD Data Center Tool for Windows* before v3.0.17 may allow authenticated users to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 4.5 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Products:

Intel® SSD Data Center Tool for Windows* before v3.0.17.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating to v3.0.17 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location:

<https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28286?v=t&gt;

Acknowledgements:

This issue was found externally.

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are deployed.