CVE-2019-14607

Improper conditions check in multiple Intel® Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable partial escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via local access.

Published: 2019-12-16 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-14607 is rated Low Risk (30.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-14607

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 0.15% 0.34% +0.19%
2 2025-11-21 0.07% 0.15% +0.09%
3 2025-11-18 0.07%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-14607

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L 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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
1.8 3.4 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-14607

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-14607

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-14607 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (intel-microcode), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14607
suse medium CVE-2019-14607 severity moderate: SUSE including 1 source package names (ucode-intel), 16 product×package rows across 16 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4, … (16 product lines)): Known Not Affected 16. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14607/
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-14607 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (intel-microcode), 6 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 5, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14607

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-14607

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel xeon_platinum_9282_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_9282_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_9242_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_9242_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_9222_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_9222_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_9221_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_9221_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8280m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8280m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8280l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8280l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8280_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8280_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8276m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8276m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8276l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8276l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8276_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8276_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8270_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8270_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8268_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8268_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8260y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8260y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8260m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8260m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8260l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8260l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8260_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8260_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8256_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8256_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8253_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8253_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6262v_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6262v_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6254_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6254_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6252n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6252n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6252_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6252_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6248_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6248_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6246_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6246_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6244_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6244_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6242_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6242_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6240y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6240y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6240m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6240m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6240l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6240l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6240_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6240_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6238t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6238t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6238m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6238m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6238l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6238l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6238_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6238_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6234_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6234_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6230t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6230t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6230n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6230n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6230_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6230_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6226_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6226_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6222v_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6222v_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5222_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5222_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5220t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5220t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5220s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5220s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5220_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5220_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5218t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5218t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5218n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5218n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5218b_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5218b_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5218_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5218_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5217_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5217_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5215m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5215m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5215l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5215l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5215_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5215_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4216_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4216_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4215_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4215_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4214y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4214y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4214_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4214_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4210_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4209t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4209t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4208_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4208_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_bronze_3204_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_bronze_3204_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2187nt_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2187nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2183it_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2183it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2177nt_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2177nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2173it_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2173it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2166nt_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2166nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2163it_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2163it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2161i_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2161i_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2146nt_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2146nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2145nt_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2145nt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2143it_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2143it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2142it_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2142it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2141i_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2141i_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-2123it_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-2123it_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1653n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1653n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1649n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1649n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1637_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1637_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1633n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1633n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1627_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1627_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1623n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1623n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_d-1622_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_d-1622_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-14607

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