# CVE-2020-12332: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) HID Event Filter Driver

> An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to improper permissions in the Intel HID Event Filter Driver installer.

- **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 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-87p9-2fqm-v5h5

## What is CVE-2020-12332?

CVE-2020-12332 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) HID Event Filter Driver, published on 12 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) HID Event Filter Driver, all versions, may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-281 (Improper Preservation of Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12332?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Hid Event Filter Driver.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-12332?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12332 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-12332 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12332 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) HID Event Filter Driver

- [CVE-2023-38541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38541/): Privilege escalation in Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2023-33874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33874/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC 12 Pro Kits & Mini PCs - NUC12WS Intel(R) HID Event Filter Driver installation software (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2024-25561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25561/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) HID Event Filter software installers (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-12332 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-12332 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) HID Event Filter Driver, published on 12 Nov 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-2020-12332 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) HID Event Filter Driver. 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-2020-12332/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12332/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12332
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12332
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-12332

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