CVE-2020-0559
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 21th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- intel/ac 3165 firmware · intel/ac 3168 firmware · intel/ac 7265 firmware · intel/ac 8260 firmware · intel/ac 8265 firmware · intel/ac 9260 firmware · intel/ac 9461 firmware · intel/ac 9462 firmware · intel/ac 9560 firmware · intel/ax200 firmware · intel/ax201 firmware · intel/atom x5-e3930 · intel/atom x5-e3940 · intel/atom x7-e3950 · intel/celeron j1750 · intel/celeron j1800 · intel/celeron j1850 · intel/celeron j1900 · intel/celeron j3060 · intel/celeron j3160 · +40 more
- Source
- secure@intel.com
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00355.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00360.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00355.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00360.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.