Intel® Computing Improvement Program Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Computing Improvement Program may allow escalation of privilege.** **Intel is releasing updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2020-8736

Description: Improper access control in subsystem for the Intel® Computing Improvement Program before version 2.4.5718 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege** **via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

Intel® Computing Improvement Program before version 2.4.5718.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel® Computing Improvement Program to version 2.4.5718 or later.

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Eran Shimony of CyberArk 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.