# CVE-2020-0559: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Advisory

> An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to insecure inherited permissions in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi 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:** 13 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8c6v-63hp-qhf2

## What is CVE-2020-0559?

CVE-2020-0559 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Advisory, published on 13 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows* 7 and 8.1 before version 21.40.5.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0559?

It affects 76 products.


Products: Intel Ac 3165 Firmware, Intel Ac 3168 Firmware, Intel Ac 7265 Firmware, Intel Ac 8260 Firmware, Intel Ac 8265 Firmware, Intel Ac 9260 Firmware, Intel Ac 9461 Firmware, Intel Ac 9462 Firmware, Intel Ac 9560 Firmware, Intel Atom X5-E3930, Intel Atom X5-E3940, Intel Atom X7-E3950, Intel Ax200 Firmware, Intel Ax201 Firmware, Intel Celeron J1750, Intel Celeron J1800, Intel Celeron J1850, Intel Celeron J1900, Intel Celeron J3060, Intel Celeron J3160 and 56 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-0559?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0559 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-0559 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0559 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Advisory

- [CVE-2020-0555](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0555/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) Advisory (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-0554](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0554/): Race condition in Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) Advisory (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2019-14620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14620/): Denial of service in Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) Advisory (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2020-0553](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0553/): Information disclosure in Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) Advisory (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-0559 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-0559 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Advisory, published on 13 Aug 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-2020-0559 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Advisory. 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-2020-0559/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0559/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-0559
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0559
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0559

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0559/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.