Local privilege escalation via uncontrolled search path
Published Feb 12, 2025 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Uncontrolled search path handling in Intel M50FCP firmware update package before R01.02.0002 allows local privileged users to escalate privileges. Intel identifies an uncontrolled search path element but does not disclose the affected utility, searched path, or executable or library-loading operation. Exploitation requires local privileged access and active user interaction; success grants elevated privileges and can compromise the host.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled search path handling in Intel M50FCP firmware update package before R01.02.0002 allows local privileged users to escalate privileges. Intel identifies an uncontrolled search path element but does not disclose the affected utility, searched path, or executable or library-loading operation. Exploitation requires local privileged access and active user interaction; success grants elevated privileges and can compromise the host.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-42492
- Published
- Feb 12, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Product
- BIOS and System Firmware Update Package (SFUP) for Intel Server M50FCP Family
- Classifications
- CWE-427
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=before version R01.02.0002
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