CVE-2026-20903 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) AI Containers
A local attacker with privileged access can escalate privileges in Intel AI Containers due to a protection mechanism failure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-20903?
CVE-2026-20903 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) AI Containers, published on 11 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) AI Containers before version v0.4.0 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires passive user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
Weakness: CWE-693
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20903?
How do I fix CVE-2026-20903?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20903 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-20903 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20903 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3hgc-rfpq-fm5j.