CVE-2020-0559 describes an insecure inherited permissions vulnerability in specific Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows 7 and 8.1, affecting versions prior to 21.40.5.1. An authenticated local user could exploit this flaw to achieve escalation of privilege. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant risk due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 21.40.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_3165_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 21.40.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_3168_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 21.40.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_7265_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 21.40.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_8260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 21.40.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_8265_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.