CVE-2020-0521 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to insufficient control flow management in Intel Graphics Drivers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-0521?
CVE-2020-0521 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers, published on 17 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient control flow management in some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.45.32.5145 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0521?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Graphics Drivers.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0521?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0521 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-0521 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0521 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
- CVE-2021-0061 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Driver
- CVE-2021-0062 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
- CVE-2020-0544 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
- CVE-2020-12362 Integer overflow in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers for Windows * before version 26.20.100.7212 and
- CVE-2020-12366 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vrpp-j8p8-2r6c.