Intel® Computing Improvement Program Advisory

Summary:

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

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2021-0074

Description: Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel® Computing Improvement Program software before version 2.4.5982 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

CVEID: CVE-2021-0052

Description: Incorrect default privileges in the Intel® Computing Improvement Program before version 2.4.6522 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an 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 software before version 2.4.6522.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel® Computing Improvement Program software to version 2.4.6522 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29854?v=t&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai (CVE-2021-0074) and Anders Kusk (CVE-2021-0052) for reporting these issues.

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.