Executive brief
Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) and Standard Manageability are remote management features embedded in Intel processors and chipsets that allow IT administrators to manage systems out-of-band. A vulnerability in how firmware initializes certain memory or data structures could allow a privileged system user to access sensitive information they should not have access to. This could expose passwords, encryption keys, or other confidential system data.
Technical details
The vulnerability is an improper initialization flaw in Intel AMT and Standard Manageability firmware. The root cause stems from insufficiently initialized firmware data structures or memory regions that may retain sensitive information from previous operations. An attacker with high-privilege system software access (system administrator level) can exploit this via local access with low complexity to read uninitialized or improperly cleared memory, exposing confidential data such as keys or credentials. No user interaction is required. Firmware updates are available from Intel to address this issue across multiple platform generations (Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake, Sapphire Rapids, and others).
Affected products
- Intel Active Management Technology firmware Various; see Intel-SA-01427 for detailed version ranges by platform
- Intel Standard Manageability firmware Various; see Intel-SA-01427 for detailed version ranges by platform
Timeline
- 2026-08-11: disclosed
- 2026-08-11: advisory: Intel-SA-01427