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CVE-2020-0524

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-02-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Improper default permissions in the firmware for the Intel(R) Ethernet I210 Controller series of network adapters before version 3.30 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Ethernet I210 Controller series of network adapters: before 3.30 — fixed in 3.30

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Ethernet I210 Controller series of network adapters 3.30. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00318.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00318.html

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