CVE-2019-11097

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
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: 2019-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Improper directory permissions in the installer for Intel(R) Management Engine Consumer Driver for Windows before versions 11.8.70, 11.11.70, 11.22.70, 12.0.45,13.0.10 and 14.0.10; Intel(R) TXE before versions 3.1.70 and 4.0.20 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel Corporation Trusted Execution Engine: from 3.0 before 3.1.70; from 4.0 before 4.0.20 — fixed in 3.1.70, 4.0.20

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Corporation Trusted Execution Engine 3.1.70, 4.0.20. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00241.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00241.html

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