Intel® USB 3.0 Creator Utility Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in Intel® USB 3.0 Creator Utility may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is discontinuing the hosting and support of this tool.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2019-0129

Description: Improper permissions for Intel® USB 3.0 Creator Utility all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 5.0 Medium

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

Affected Products:

Intel® USB 3.0 Creator Utility in all versions.

Recommendations:

Intel has removed the USB 3.0 Creator Utility from distribution and recommends that users of the Intel® USB 3.0 Creator Utilty uninstall it or discontinue use at their earliest convenience.

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai for reporting this issue and working with us on coordinated disclosure.

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.