This Unpatchable Flaw Affects All Intel CPUs Released in Last 5 Years

From thehackernews.com

intel csme vulnerability

All Intel processors released in the past 5 years contain an unpatchable vulnerability that could allow hackers to compromise almost every hardware-enabled security technology that are otherwise designed to shield sensitive data of users even when a system gets compromised.

The vulnerability, tracked asĀ CVE-2019-0090, resides in the hard-coded firmware running on the ROM (“read-only memory”) of the Intel’s Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME), which can’t be patched without replacing the silicon.

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