Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Intel Data Center Manager Console installers before version 3.6.2 had improper permissions. A person who is already authenticated and has local access could potentially use that weakness to gain higher privileges on the affected system.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted internal privilege-escalation risk, not an internet-scale emergency based on available evidence. Prioritize remediation on administrative systems, shared servers, and environments where local user access is broadly granted.
Technical view
CVE-2020-12345 is a local escalation-of-privilege issue caused by improper installer permissions in Intel(R) Data Center Manager Console before 3.6.2. The public bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, detailed attack conditions, or affected platform specifics beyond the product and version boundary.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to systems where Intel Data Center Manager Console before 3.6.2 was installed. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user with local access, so internet-facing exposure is not indicated by the sources.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no cited source reports active exploitation. The known context is local, authenticated privilege escalation; exploit maturity is not established here.
Researcher notes
Public data is sparse. The useful facts are the product, version boundary, privilege-escalation impact, and local authenticated access requirement. Do not assume remote attackability, active exploitation, or platform coverage beyond the cited Intel advisory and CVE record.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Intel Data Center Manager Console installations and versions.
- Upgrade affected installations to version 3.6.2 or later where applicable.
- Review Intel advisory INTEL-SA-00430 for vendor guidance.
- Restrict local interactive access to systems running the console.
- Remove unused or legacy console installations.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Intel Data Center Manager Console is installed.
- Record installed version and compare against 3.6.2.
- Review endpoint software inventory for legacy installations.
- Check privileged access logs for unusual local elevation activity.
- Verify remediation against Intel advisory INTEL-SA-00430.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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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-00430CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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