Intel® System Support Utility for Windows* Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in Intel® System Support Utility for Windows* may allow an escalation of privilege.** **Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2019-0088

Description: Insufficient path checking in Intel® System Support Utility for Windows* before 2.5.0.15 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 7.5 High

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

Intel® System Support Utility for Windows* before 2.5.0.15.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends that users of Intel® System Support Utility for Windows* update to 2.5.0.15 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location:

<https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25293/Intel-System-Support-Utility-for-Windows-&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Alec Blance for reporting this issue and working with us on coordinated disclosure.

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 deployed.