CVE-2018-3704

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-12-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Improper directory permissions in the installer for the Intel Parallel Studio before 2019 Gold may allow authenticated users to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel Parallel Studio: before 2019 — fixed in 2019
Intel Corporation Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Parallel Studio 2019. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00208.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00208.html

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