CVE-2020-0546

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-03-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-428

Description

Unquoted service path in Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory Module Management Software before version 1.0.0.3461 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and denial of service via local access.

Affected products

Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows*: before 1.0.0.3461 — fixed in 1.0.0.3461

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* 1.0.0.3461. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00326.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00326.html

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