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CVE-2019-11163

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-08-19 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Insufficient access control in a hardware abstraction driver for Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility for Windows before version 6.1.0731 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service or information disclosure via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility: before 6.1.0731 — fixed in 6.1.0731

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility 6.1.0731. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00281.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00281.html

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