High severity · published Nov 13, 2024
CVE-2024-36242
Protection mechanism failure in the SPP for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access
8.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Protection mechanism failure in the SPP for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IP
Intel(R) Processors ·
See references · source: vendor
PR
Processors · Intel
See references · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36242
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36242
www.intel.com
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01196.html
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