7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-0557
Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Insecure inherited permissions in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products before version 21.70 on Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

INFO

Published Date :

April 15, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-0557 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-0557 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Intel proset\/wireless_wifi
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-0557.

URL Resource
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00338.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago
33 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2021, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1063 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00338.html

Updated: 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 14, 2020, 10:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-0557 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-0557 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-732
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:intel:proset\/wireless_wifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_3165:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_3168:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_7265_\(rev_d\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8265:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wi-fi_6_ax200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wi-fi_6_ax201:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9461:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9462:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9560:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:intel:proset\/wireless_wifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.70.0.6 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:wi-fi_6_ax200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wi-fi_6_ax201:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9461:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9462:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9560:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:intel:proset\/wireless_wifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.70 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:intel:proset\/wireless_wifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 20.70.16.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8265:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:intel:proset\/wireless_wifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 19.51.27.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_3165:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_3168:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_7265_\(rev_d\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00338.html No Types Assigned https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00338.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:intel:proset\/wireless_wifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.70 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_3165:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_3168:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_7265_\(rev_d\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8265:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wi-fi_6_ax200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wi-fi_6_ax201:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9461:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9462:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9560:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:intel:proset\/wireless_wifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 21.70 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.12654

percentile

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