{"id":"CVE-2020-24451","aliases":["EUVD-2020-17171","GHSA-9wc4-3575-8q45"],"status":"published","title":"Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows*...","description":"Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* before version 1.00.00.3506 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00303,"percentile":0.23342,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-427"],"published":"2021-02-17T13:54:41Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:05:37Z","products":[{"vendor":"intel","product":"optane_dc_persistent_memory_module_management"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00436.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24451"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9wc4-3575-8q45"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-24451","description":"Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* before version 1.00.00.3506 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","status":"published","published":"2021-02-17T13:54:41Z","modified":"2024-08-04T15:12:08.728Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:54.468882Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-17171","description":"Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* before version 1.00.00.3506 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","status":"published","published":"2021-02-17T13:54:41Z","modified":"2024-08-04T15:12:08Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:07:20.249898Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-9wc4-3575-8q45","title":"Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows*...","description":"Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* before version 1.00.00.3506 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:42:27Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:05:48Z","cwes":["CWE-427"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:52.819939Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-24451","description":"Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* before version 1.00.00.3506 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","status":"published","published":"2021-02-17T14:15:16.357Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:05:37.68Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4.4,"vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-427"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:34.188486Z"}]}}