CVE-2020-12346

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: 2020-11-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool before version 1.0.7 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software: before 1.0.7 — fixed in 1.0.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software 1.0.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00431
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00431

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