CVE-2019-0123

Insufficient memory protection in Intel(R) 6th Generation Core Processors and greater, supporting SGX, may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published: 2019-11-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-0123 is rated Moderate Risk (41.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-0123

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.14% 0.38% +0.24%
2 2025-11-21 0.04% 0.14% +0.09%
3 2025-11-18 0.04%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-0123

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-0123

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-0123

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel core_i7-6970hq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6970hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6920hq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6920hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6870hq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6870hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6822eq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6822eq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6820hq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6820hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6820hk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6820hk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6820eq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6820eq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6785r_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6785r_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6700k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6700k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6700t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6700t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6700te_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6700te_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6770hq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6770hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6700hq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6700hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6660u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6660u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6650u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6650u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6600u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6600u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6567u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6567u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6560u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6560u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-6500u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-6500u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7920hq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7920hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7820hq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7820hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7820hk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7820hk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7820eq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7820eq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7700hq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7700hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7700k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7700k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7700t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7700t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7660u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7660u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7600u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7600u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7567u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7567u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7560u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7560u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7500u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7500u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7y75_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7y75_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8665ue_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8665ue_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8665u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8665u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8557u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8557u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8850h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8850h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8809g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8809g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8750h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8750h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8709g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8709g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8706g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8706g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8705g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8705g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700b_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700b_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7\+8700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7\+8700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8569u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8569u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8650u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8650u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8565u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8565u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8559u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8559u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8550u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8550u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8500y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8500y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8086k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8086k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9980hk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9980hk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9880h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9880h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9900t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9900t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9900ks_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9900ks_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9900kf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9900kf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9900k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9900k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9900_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9900_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9850hl_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9850hl_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9850he_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9850he_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9850h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9850h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9750hf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9750hf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9750h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9750h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9700te_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9700te_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9700t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9700t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9700kf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9700kf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9700k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9700k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9700f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9700f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9700e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-9700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-9700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10710u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10710u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10510u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10510u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10510y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10510y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1585_v5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1585_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1585l_v5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1585l_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1578l_v5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1578l_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-0123

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