# CVE-2020-0546: Privilege escalation in Intel® Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory Module Management Software

> An authenticated local attacker can exploit an unquoted service path to escalate privileges or cause denial of service in Intel Optane management software.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6ghr-jc6r-mxq8

## What is CVE-2020-0546?

CVE-2020-0546 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel® Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory Module Management Software, published on 12 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unquoted service path in Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory Module Management Software before version 1.0.0.3461 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0546?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Optane Dc Persistent Memory Module Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-0546?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-0546 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel® Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory Module Management Software

- [CVE-2020-24451](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24451/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-0546 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-0546 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel® Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory Module Management Software, published on 12 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel® Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory Module Management Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0546/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0546/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-0546
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0546
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0546

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0546/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.