Intel fixes critical flaw in corporate remote management platform

guest · Sep 8, 2020

Intel fixes critical flaw in corporate remote management platform
September 8, 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...flaw-in-corporate-remote-management-platform/

Intel today addressed nine security vulnerabilities with the release of the September 2020 Platform Update, one of them being a critical flaw impacting the Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Standard Manageability (ISM) platforms.

Intel ATM is part of the Intel vPro platform, which spans Intel Core vPro and Intel Xeon processors, and it is primarily used by IT Ops teams for remotely discovering, repairing, and managing networked corporate systems.
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These issues were detailed in five security advisories published by Intel on its Product Security Center, with fixes addressing them having been delivered to customers via the Intel Platform Update (IPU) process before disclosure.
Intel AMT remote privilege escalation
The AMT vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-8758 is rated by Intel as a critical severity security issue with a CVSS base score of 9.8 and it may allow escalation of privilege on vulnerable systems following successful exploitation.
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September 2020 Intel Platform Update advisories
Today's Intel security advisories are listed in the table below, with info on their CVSS range severity rating to help users prioritize patch deployment.
A full list of computer manufacturer support sites from where you can obtain most updates can be found here.
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