CVE-2020-24451

Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 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: 2021-02-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* before version 1.00.00.3506 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows*: before 1.00.00.3506 — fixed in 1.00.00.3506

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* 1.00.00.3506. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00436.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00436.html

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