CVE-2020-0518
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel before version 15.40.46.5144...
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel before version 15.40.46.5144 and 15.36.39.5143 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel before version 15.40.46.5144 and 15.36.39.5143 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-0518- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel before version 15.40.46.5144 and 15.36.39.5143 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-0518- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2016 No score
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel before version 15.40.46.5144 and 15.36.39.5143 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2016- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xg6h-wx3v-863v No score
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel before version 15.40.46.5144...
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel before version 15.40.46.5144 and 15.36.39.5143 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-xg6h-wx3v-863v- 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-2020-0518 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) 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 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.