CVE-2020-24525

moderate-risk
Published 2020-11-12

Insecure inherited permissions in firmware update tool for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Kit Nuc8I5Inh Firmware
Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Kit Nuc8I7Inh Firmware
Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Mini Pc Nuc8I5Inh Firmware
Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Mini Pc Nuc8I7Inh Firmware
Nuc 8 Pro Board Nuc8I3Pnb Firmware
Nuc 8 Pro Kit Nuc8I3Pnh Firmware
Nuc 8 Pro Kit Nuc8I3Pnk Firmware
Nuc 8 Pro Mini Pc Nuc8I3Pnk Firmware
Nuc 8 Rugged Kit Nuc8Cchkr Firmware
Nuc 9 Pro Kit Nuc9V7Qnx Firmware
Nuc 9 Pro Kit Nuc9Vxqnx Firmware
Nuc Board H27002-400 Firmware
Nuc Board H27002-401 Firmware
Nuc Board H27002-402 Firmware
Nuc Board H27002-404 Firmware
Nuc Board H27002-500 Firmware
Nuc Board Nuc8Cchb Firmware
Nuc Kit H26998-401 Firmware
Nuc Kit H26998-402 Firmware
Nuc Kit H26998-403 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Intel

References (4)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/26
Vendor Advisory https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00414
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/26
Vendor Advisory https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00414
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 21/34 · High