CVE-2020-0559
Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows* 7 and 8...
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.
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
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-0559- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-0559- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2057 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2057- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8c6v-63hp-qhf2
Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows* 7 and 8...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8c6v-63hp-qhf2- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-276, CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel ac 3165 firmware
- intel ac 3168 firmware
- intel ac 7265 firmware
- intel ac 8260 firmware
- intel ac 8265 firmware
- intel ac 9260 firmware
- intel ac 9461 firmware
- intel ac 9462 firmware
- intel ac 9560 firmware
- intel atom x5-e3930
- intel atom x5-e3940
- intel atom x7-e3950
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- intel ax200 firmware
- intel ax201 firmware
- intel celeron j1750
- intel celeron j1800
- intel celeron j1850
- intel celeron j1900
- intel celeron j3060
- intel celeron j3160
- intel celeron j3355
- intel celeron j3355e
- intel celeron j3455
- intel celeron j3455e
- intel celeron j4005
- intel celeron j4025
- intel celeron j4105
- intel celeron j4125
- intel celeron j6412
- intel celeron j6413
- intel celeron n2805
- intel celeron n2806
- intel celeron n2807
- intel celeron n2808
- intel celeron n2810
- intel celeron n2815
- intel celeron n2820
- intel celeron n2830
- intel celeron n2840
- intel celeron n2910
- intel celeron n2920
- intel celeron n2930
- intel celeron n2940
- intel celeron n3000
- intel celeron n3010
- intel celeron n3050
- intel celeron n3060
- intel celeron n3150
- intel celeron n3160
- intel celeron n3350
- intel celeron n3350e
- intel celeron n3450
- intel celeron n4000
- intel celeron n4020
- intel celeron n4100
- intel celeron n4120
- intel celeron n4500
- intel celeron n4505
- intel celeron n5100
- intel celeron n5105
- intel celeron n6210
- intel celeron n6211
- intel pentium j2850
- intel pentium j2900
- intel pentium j3710
- intel pentium j4205
- intel pentium j6426
- intel pentium n3510
- intel pentium n3520
- intel pentium n3530
- intel pentium n3540
- intel pentium n3700
- intel pentium n3710
- intel pentium n4200
- intel pentium n4200e
- intel pentium n6415
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-2020-0559 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Ac 3165 Firmware, published August 13, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.