CVE-2020-0554

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% 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-362

Description

Race condition in software installer for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) products on Windows* 7, 8.1 and 10 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel Ac 3165 Firmware: before 21.70; before 21.40 — fixed in 21.40, 21.70
Intel Ac 3168 Firmware: before 21.70; before 21.40 — fixed in 21.40, 21.70
Intel Ac 7265 Firmware: before 21.70; before 21.40 — fixed in 21.40, 21.70
Intel Ac 8260 Firmware: before 21.70; before 21.40 — fixed in 21.40, 21.70
Intel Ac 8265 Firmware: before 21.70; before 21.40 — fixed in 21.40, 21.70
Intel Ac 9260 Firmware: before 21.70; before 21.40 — fixed in 21.40, 21.70
Intel Ac 9461 Firmware: before 21.70; before 21.40 — fixed in 21.40, 21.70
Intel Ac 9462 Firmware: before 21.70; before 21.40 — fixed in 21.40, 21.70
Intel Ac 9560 Firmware: before 21.70; before 21.40 — fixed in 21.40, 21.70
Intel Ax200 Firmware: before 21.70; before 21.40 — fixed in 21.40, 21.70
Intel Ax201 Firmware: before 21.70; before 21.40 — fixed in 21.40, 21.70

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Ac 3165 Firmware 21.40, 21.70; Intel Ac 3168 Firmware 21.40, 21.70; Intel Ac 7265 Firmware 21.40, 21.70; Intel Ac 8260 Firmware 21.40, 21.70; Intel Ac 8265 Firmware 21.40, 21.70; Intel Ac 9260 Firmware 21.40, 21.70; Intel Ac 9461 Firmware 21.40, 21.70; Intel Ac 9462 Firmware 21.40, 21.70; Intel Ac 9560 Firmware 21.40, 21.70; Intel Ax200 Firmware 21.40, 21.70; Intel Ax201 Firmware 21.40, 21.70. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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