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CVE-2020-0539

Path traversal in subsystem for Intel(R) DAL software for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.77,...

5.5 Medium

CVE-2020-0539 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware, published June 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
0.37%EPSS, 30th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Path traversal in subsystem for Intel(R) DAL software for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and Intel(R) TXE versions before 3.1.75, 4.0.25 may allow an unprivileged 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

0.37%Down 0.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.5

Path traversal in subsystem for Intel(R) DAL software for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and Intel(R) TXE versions before 3.1.75, 4.0.25 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Record
CVE-2020-0539
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Path traversal in subsystem for Intel(R) DAL software for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and Intel(R) TXE versions before 3.1.75, 4.0.25 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Record
CVE-2020-0539
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2037No score

Path traversal in subsystem for Intel(R) DAL software for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and Intel(R) TXE versions before 3.1.75, 4.0.25 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Record
EUVD-2020-2037
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x98q-xj22-fqcfNo score

Path traversal in subsystem for Intel(R) DAL software for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.77,...

Path traversal in subsystem for Intel(R) DAL software for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and Intel(R) TXE versions before 3.1.75, 4.0.25 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Record
GHSA-x98q-xj22-fqcf
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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