Intel® Processor Identification Utility Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Processor Identification Utility may allow escalation of privilege.** **Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2020-12335

Description: Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel® Processor Identification Utility before version 6.4.0603 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

Intel® Processor Identification Utility before version 6.4.0603.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel® Processor Identification Utility to version 6.4.0603 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28539/Intel-Processor-Identification-Utility-Windows-Version

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Eran Shimony 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.