# CVE-2026-20887: Missing authorization in Intel Vision software

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit improper access control in Intel Vision software to achieve remote code execution or cause a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 May 2026
- **Updated:** 12 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mq92-rjfq-g968

## What is CVE-2026-20887?

CVE-2026-20887 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Intel Vision software, published on 12 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper access control for some Intel Vision software for all versions within Ring 3: User Applications may allow a denial of service. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable remote code execution. This result may potentially occur via network access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (low) and availability (low) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20887?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Vision.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-20887?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20887 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-20887 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-20887 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-20887 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Intel Vision software, published on 12 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel Vision 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-2026-20887/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20887/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20887
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20887
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20887

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