CVE-2020-8678
Improper access control for Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.45.33.5164 and 27.20.100...
Improper access control for Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.45.33.5164 and 27.20.100.8280 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an 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 access control for Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.45.33.5164 and 27.20.100.8280 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-8678- 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 access control for Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.45.33.5164 and 27.20.100.8280 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-8678- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29526 No score
Improper access control for Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.45.33.5164 and 27.20.100.8280 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2020-29526- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h38w-g7jw-34p6 No score
Improper access control for Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.45.33.5164 and 27.20.100...
Improper access control for Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.45.33.5164 and 27.20.100.8280 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-h38w-g7jw-34p6- 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-2020-8678 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Graphics Drivers, published February 17, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.