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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.3969
Intel XTU Advisory
11 November 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Intel Extreme Tuning Utility
Publisher: Intel
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2020-12350
Original Bulletin:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00429.html
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Intel ID: INTEL-SA-00429
Advisory Category: Software
Impact of vulnerability : Escalation of Privilege
Severity rating : HIGH
Original release: 11/10/2020
Last revised: 11/10/2020
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(R) 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
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.
Revision History
Revision Date Description
1.0 11/10/2020 Initial Release
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