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CVE-2020-24462

• 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: 2021-02-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Out of bounds write in the Intel(R) Graphics Driver before version 15.33.53.5161, 15.36.40.5162, 15.40.47.5166, 15.45.33.5164 and 27.20.100.8336 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Graphics Drivers: before 15.33.53.5161; from 15.36 before 15.36.40.5162; from 15.40.0.0 before 15.40.47.5166; from 15.45.0.0 before 15.45.33.5164; from 27.20 before 27.20.100.8336 — fixed in 15.33.53.5161, 15.36.40.5162, 15.40.47.5166, 15.45.33.5164, 27.20.100.8336

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Graphics Drivers 15.33.53.5161, 15.36.40.5162, 15.40.47.5166, 15.45.33.5164. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00438.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00438.html

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