CVE-2020-12325
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before...
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-12325- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-12325- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-4637 No score
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2020-4637- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fh4j-3q6m-crqc No score
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before...
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-fh4j-3q6m-crqc- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-12325 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Thunderbolt Dch Driver, published November 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.