Improper conditions check in voltage settings for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of…

published 2019-12-16 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-2861

cvss: 6.7; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper conditions check in voltage settings for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or information disclosure via local access.

Patch / fix

distros 2

ubuntu opensuse

intel-microcode Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.16.04.1
intel-microcode Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
intel-microcode Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11157

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

spectre-meltdown-checker openSUSE Tumbleweed 26.36.0602723-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11242-1

Exploit prediction

0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Processors

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00289.html
third-party-advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20191217-0001/
third-party-advisory
support.f5.com /csp/article/K10321239?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-11157
NVD CVE-2019-11157

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Summary