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CVE-2020-0553

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 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: 2020-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Out-of-bounds read in kernel mode driver for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) products on Windows* 10, may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Ac 3165 Firmware: before 21.70 — fixed in 21.70
• Intel Ac 3168 Firmware: before 21.70 — fixed in 21.70
• Intel Ac 7265 Firmware: before 21.70 — fixed in 21.70
• Intel Ac 8260 Firmware: before 21.70 — fixed in 21.70
• Intel Ac 8265 Firmware: before 21.70 — fixed in 21.70
• Intel Ac 9260 Firmware: before 21.70 — fixed in 21.70
• Intel Ac 9461 Firmware: before 21.70 — fixed in 21.70
• Intel Ac 9462 Firmware: before 21.70 — fixed in 21.70
• Intel Ac 9560 Firmware: before 21.70 — fixed in 21.70
• Intel Ax200 Firmware: before 21.70 — fixed in 21.70
• Intel Ax201 Firmware: before 21.70 — fixed in 21.70

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Ac 3165 Firmware 21.70; Intel Ac 3168 Firmware 21.70; Intel Ac 7265 Firmware 21.70; Intel Ac 8260 Firmware 21.70; Intel Ac 8265 Firmware 21.70; Intel Ac 9260 Firmware 21.70; Intel Ac 9461 Firmware 21.70; Intel Ac 9462 Firmware 21.70; Intel Ac 9560 Firmware 21.70; Intel Ax200 Firmware 21.70; Intel Ax201 Firmware 21.70. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00337.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00337.html

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