Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Intel Advisor tools installers before 2020 Update 2 used improper permissions. A person who already has local authenticated access to an affected system could potentially raise privileges. The source bundle does not provide CVSS scoring or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted local privilege risk, not an internet-wide emergency based on available evidence. Prioritize remediation where Intel Advisor runs on shared development, build, or research systems because local privilege escalation can expand damage after initial access.
Technical view
CVE-2020-12334 is a local escalation-of-privilege issue caused by improper installer permissions in Intel(R) Advisor tools before version 2020 Update 2. The public description requires authenticated local access. No CWE, CVSS vector, exploit details, or platform-specific scope are provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on developer, engineering, build, or analysis workstations and servers where Intel Advisor tools before 2020 Update 2 were installed. Systems without Intel Advisor tools are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The bundle supports only local, authenticated exploitation potential. It does not support remote exploitation, unauthenticated access, public exploit availability, or active exploitation. CISA KEV status is false in the provided data.
Researcher notes
The public bundle is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, affected operating systems, detailed permission object, or exploit telemetry are included. Analysis should stay anchored to Intel Advisor tools before 2020 Update 2 and authenticated local escalation only.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems with Intel Advisor tools installed.
- Upgrade affected Intel Advisor tools to 2020 Update 2 or later.
- Review Intel advisory INTEL-SA-00417 for vendor-specific guidance.
- Prioritize shared systems with many local users.
- Restrict local interactive access to affected hosts until remediated.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed Intel Advisor tools version on in-scope systems.
- Identify installs older than 2020 Update 2.
- Check whether installer-created paths have unexpected broad write permissions.
- Verify local user access is limited to approved accounts.
- Document remediation status against Intel advisory INTEL-SA-00417.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00417CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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