CVE-2020-0559: 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…

PriorityP434high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.29%

20.8th percentile

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.

Affected

12 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
intel	ac_3165_firmware	< 21.40.5.1	21.40.5.1
intel	ac_3168_firmware	< 21.40.5.1	21.40.5.1
intel	ac_7265_firmware	< 21.40.5.1	21.40.5.1
intel	ac_8260_firmware	< 21.40.5.1	21.40.5.1
intel	ac_8265_firmware	< 21.40.5.1	21.40.5.1
intel	ac_9260_firmware	< 21.40.5.1	21.40.5.1
intel	ac_9461_firmware	< 21.40.5.1	21.40.5.1
intel	ac_9462_firmware	< 21.40.5.1	21.40.5.1
intel	ac_9560_firmware	< 21.40.5.1	21.40.5.1
intel	ax200_firmware	< 21.40.5.1	21.40.5.1
intel	ax201_firmware	< 21.40.5.1	21.40.5.1
intel_proset	wireless_wifi_advisory	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.04.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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