Intel® Connect M Android App Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Connect Mobile (Connect M) Android application may allow information disclosure. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2021-44470

Description: Incorrect default permissions for the Intel® Connect M Android application before version 1.7.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 4.4 Medium

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

Affected Products:

Intel® Connect M Android application before version 1.7.4.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating Intel® Connect M Android application to version 1.7.4 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intel.connect&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Sheikh Rishad 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.