{"id":"CVE-2020-24525","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-24525","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:33:21.255Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2020-11-12T19:15:15.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:05:43.000Z","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/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","intel/nuc kit h26998-404 firmware","intel/nuc kit h26998-405 firmware","intel/nuc kit h26998-500 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00292,"percentile":0.21612,"date":"2026-10-26","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":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/26","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00414","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/26","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00414","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24525","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."}