A potential security vulnerability in Intel® Smart Connect Technology for Intel® NUC may allow escalation of privilege.****
Intel is not releasing updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability and is issuing a Product Discontinuation notice for Intel® Smart Connect Technology for Intel® NUC.****
CVEID: CVE-2019-11167
Description: Improper file permission in software installer for Intel® Smart Connect Technology for Intel® NUC may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Intel® Smart Connect Technology for Intel® NUC.
Intel recommends that users of Intel® Smart Connect Technology for Intel® NUC uninstall or discontinue use at their earliest convenience.
Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai for reporting this issue.
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 available.