CVE-2020-24525
Insecure inherited permissions in firmware update tool for some Intel(R) NUCs 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 firmware update tool for some Intel(R) NUCs 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 · 22th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- intel/nuc 8 mainstream-g kit nuc8i5inh firmware · intel/nuc 8 mainstream-g kit nuc8i7inh firmware · intel/nuc 8 mainstream-g mini pc nuc8i5inh firmware · intel/nuc 8 mainstream-g mini pc nuc8i7inh firmware · intel/nuc 8 pro board nuc8i3pnb firmware · intel/nuc 8 pro kit nuc8i3pnh firmware · intel/nuc 8 pro kit nuc8i3pnk firmware · intel/nuc 8 pro mini pc nuc8i3pnk firmware · intel/nuc 8 rugged kit nuc8cchkr firmware · intel/nuc 9 pro kit nuc9v7qnx firmware · intel/nuc 9 pro kit nuc9vxqnx firmware · intel/nuc board h27002-400 firmware · intel/nuc board h27002-401 firmware · intel/nuc board h27002-402 firmware · intel/nuc board h27002-404 firmware · intel/nuc board h27002-500 firmware · intel/nuc board nuc8cchb firmware · intel/nuc kit h26998-401 firmware · intel/nuc kit h26998-402 firmware · intel/nuc kit h26998-403 firmware · +3 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
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00414Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00414Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.