Intel® Smart Connect Technology for Intel® NUC Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in Intel® Smart Connect Technology for Intel® NUC may allow escalation of privilege.****

Intel is not releasing updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability and is issuing a Product Discontinuation notice for Intel® Smart Connect Technology for Intel® NUC.****

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2019-11167

Description: Improper file permission in software installer for Intel® Smart Connect Technology for Intel® NUC may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.3 Medium

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

Affected Products:

Intel® Smart Connect Technology for Intel® NUC.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends that users of Intel® Smart Connect Technology for Intel® NUC uninstall or discontinue use at their earliest convenience.

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Marius Gabriel Mihai 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.