A potential security vulnerability in the ITE Tech* Consumer Infrared Driver for Windows* 10 may allow escalation of privilege.** **Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
CVEID: CVE-2018-3702
Description: Improper permissions in the installer for the ITE Tech* Consumer Infrared Driver for Windows* 10 versions before 5.4.3.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
ITE Tech* Consumer Infrared Driver for Windows* 10 versions before 5.4.3.0.
Intel recommends that users of ITE Tech* Consumer Infrared Driver update to version 5.4.3.0 or later.
Updates are available for download at this location: https://downloadmirror.intel.com/28755/a08
This issue was found externally.
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