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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2019-14568 – Intel Privilege Escalation Flaw in Rapid Storage Technology

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

Improper permissions in the executable for Intel(R) RST before version 17.7.0.1006 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Impact

Privilege Escalation

Affected Vendors

Intel

Affected Products

Intel RST before version 17.7.0.1006

Remediation

Update to Intel RST version 17.7.0.1006 or later.

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