CVE-2022-40971
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-05-10 13:16
Modified
2025-01-27 18:06
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Incorrect default permissions for the Intel(R) HDMI Firmware Update Tool for NUC before version 1.79.1.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
References
secure@intel.comhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00833.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00833.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Intel(R) HDMI Firmware Update Tool for NUC Version: before version 1.79.1.1
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