Is CVE-2026-20718 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-20718 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-20718?

CVE-2026-20718 has a CVSS v4 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-20718?

CVE-2026-20718 has an EPSS score of 0.08% (0th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2026-20718?

No published fix for CVE-2026-20718 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-20718

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v4

NVD

Description

Incorrect default permissions for some Intel(R) NPU Driver software installers before version 32.0.100.4511 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

CWE-276

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v4 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

Impact

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Exploit Intelligence

0.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days

0thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 0% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

intel.com

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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 2026-06-17.