CVE-2024-36276
Intel Computing Improvement Program vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A security vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-36276 affects Intel(R) CIP software versions prior to 2.4.10852. The vulnerability was discovered and assigned on May 29, 2024, relating to insecure inherited permissions that could potentially lead to privilege escalation (MITRE CVE, Intel Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insecure inherited permissions in Intel(R) CIP software. The CVSS v4 scoring indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, high attack complexity, and privileged access with user interaction. The vulnerability has received high severity ratings for vulnerability confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (NVD CVSS).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow an authenticated user with local access to escalate their privileges on affected systems running Intel(R) CIP software versions before 2.4.10852 (Intel Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Intel has released software updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade to Intel(R) CIP software version 2.4.10852 or later to mitigate the risk (Intel Advisory).

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