VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-12335
Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility before version 6.4.0603 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility before version 6.4.0603 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
- 0.28% probability · 21th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-281
- Affected
- intel/processor identification utility
- Source
- secure@intel.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.