Intel® XTU Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) may allow escalation of privilege.** **Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2020-12350

Description: Improper access control in the Intel® XTU before version 6.5.1.360 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 8.7 High

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

Affected Products:

Intel® XTU before version 6.5.1.360.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel® XTU to version 6.5.1.360 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29183/Intel-Extreme-Tuning-Utility-Intel-XTU-?product=66427&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Andrew Hess (any1) 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.