Potential Security Vulnerability in Intel SSD Data Center Tool

From Intel Corp.

Summary:
A potential security vulnerability in the Intel SSD Data Center Tool (DCT) may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability details:
CVEID: CVE-2020-8759

Description: Improper access control in the installer for Intel SSD DCT versions before 3.0.23 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 5.2 Medium

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

Affected products:
Intel SSD DCT before version 3.0.23.

Recommendations:
Intel recommends updating Intel SSD DCT to version 3.0.23 or later.

Updates are available for download.

Acknowledgements:
Intel would like to thank Eran Shimony 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.

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