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CVE-2020-0559

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows* 7 and 8.1 before version 21.40.5.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available
ac 3165 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 21.40.5.1Fixed in:21.40.5.1CVE-2020-0559derived from NVD
ac 3168 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 21.40.5.1Fixed in:21.40.5.1CVE-2020-0559derived from NVD
ac 7265 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 21.40.5.1Fixed in:21.40.5.1CVE-2020-0559derived from NVD
ac 8260 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 21.40.5.1Fixed in:21.40.5.1CVE-2020-0559derived from NVD
ac 8265 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 21.40.5.1Fixed in:21.40.5.1CVE-2020-0559derived from NVD
ac 9260 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 21.40.5.1Fixed in:21.40.5.1CVE-2020-0559derived from NVD
ac 9461 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 21.40.5.1Fixed in:21.40.5.1CVE-2020-0559derived from NVD
ac 9462 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 21.40.5.1Fixed in:21.40.5.1CVE-2020-0559derived from NVD
ac 9560 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 21.40.5.1Fixed in:21.40.5.1CVE-2020-0559derived from NVD
ax200 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 21.40.5.1Fixed in:21.40.5.1CVE-2020-0559derived from NVD
ax201 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 21.40.5.1Fixed in:21.40.5.1CVE-2020-0559derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days
21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1
Vendor Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.