CVE-2020-8680 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Race condition in some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.40.45.5126 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published: 2020-08-13

Score: 7.0 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Intel(R) Graphics Drivers Advisory

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Before version 15.40.45.5126`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:intel:graphics_drivers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-29528	Race condition in some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.40.45.5126 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00197.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00369.html

History

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Subscriptions

Intel Graphics Drivers

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2020-08-13T03:19:15.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:03:46.371Z

Reserved: 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-8680

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-13T04:15:13.460

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:26:45.023

Link: CVE-2020-8680

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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