{"id":"CVE-2020-0559","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-0559","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T04:17:42.403Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2020-08-13T04:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:46:04.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@intel.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["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","intel/celeron j3355","intel/celeron j3355e","intel/celeron j3455","intel/celeron j3455e","intel/celeron j4005","intel/celeron j4025","intel/celeron j4105","intel/celeron j4125","intel/celeron j6412","intel/celeron j6413","intel/celeron n2805","intel/celeron n2806","intel/celeron n2807","intel/celeron n2808","intel/celeron n2810","intel/celeron n2815","intel/celeron n2820","intel/celeron n2830","intel/celeron n2840","intel/celeron n2910","intel/celeron n2920","intel/celeron n2930","intel/celeron n2940","intel/celeron n3000","intel/celeron n3010","intel/celeron n3050","intel/celeron n3060","intel/celeron n3150","intel/celeron n3160","intel/celeron n3350","intel/celeron n3350e","intel/celeron n3450","intel/celeron n4000","intel/celeron n4020","intel/celeron n4100","intel/celeron n4120","intel/celeron n4500","intel/celeron n4505","intel/celeron n5100","intel/celeron n5105"],"epss":{"score":0.00289,"percentile":0.2134,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00355.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00360.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00355.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00360.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0559","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}