Intel Simics Package Manager Software up to 1.11.x insecure inherited permissions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel Simics Package Manager Software up to 1.11.x. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes insecure inherited permissions. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-20008. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Intel Simics Package Manager Software up to 1.11.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insecure inherited permissions vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-277. A product defines a set of insecure permissions that are inherited by objects that are created by the program. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insecure inherited permissions for some Intel(R) Simics(R) Package Manager software before version 1.12.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-20008 since 01/07/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.12.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Insecure inherited permissions
CWE: CWE-277 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Simics Package Manager Software 1.12.0

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01/07/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01297
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308827

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2025 07:01
Changes: 05/14/2025 07:01 (75)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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