A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Processor Identification Utility for Windows* may allow escalation of privilege, denial of service or information disclosure.** **Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.
CVEID: CVE-2019-11163
Description: Insufficient access control in a hardware abstraction driver for Intel® Processor Identification Utility for Windows* before version 6.1.0731 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service or information disclosure via local access.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2 High
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Intel® Processor Identification Utility for Windows* before version 6.1.0731.
Intel recommends that users of the Intel® Processor Identification Utility for Windows*****update to the latest version.
Updates are available for download at this location: <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28539>
Intel would like to thank Jesse Michael (CVE-2019-11163) for reporting this issue.
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