CVE-2020-0561
Improper initialization in the Intel(R) SGX SDK before v2.6.100.1 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 (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Improper initialization in the Intel(R) SGX SDK before v2.6.100.1 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
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-665
- Affected
- intel/software guard extensions sdk · opensuse/backports · opensuse/leap
- Source
- secure@intel.com
EPSS 0.4% 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00336.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00336.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.