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CVE-2020-24525
- 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-732
Description
Insecure inherited permissions in firmware update tool for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Affected products
- Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Kit Nuc8I5Inh Firmware: inwhl357.0036
- Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Kit Nuc8I7Inh Firmware: inwhl357.0036
- Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Mini Pc Nuc8I5Inh Firmware: inwhl357.0036
- Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-G Mini Pc Nuc8I7Inh Firmware: inwhl357.0036
- Intel Nuc 8 Pro Board Nuc8I3Pnb Firmware: pnwhl357.0037
- Intel Nuc 8 Pro Kit Nuc8I3Pnh Firmware: pnwhl357.0037
- Intel Nuc 8 Pro Kit Nuc8I3Pnk Firmware: pnwhl357.0037
- Intel Nuc 8 Pro Mini Pc Nuc8I3Pnk Firmware: pnwhl357.0037
- Intel Nuc 8 Rugged Kit Nuc8Cchkr Firmware: chaplcel.0049
- Intel Nuc 9 Pro Kit Nuc9V7Qnx Firmware: qncflx70.34
- Intel Nuc 9 Pro Kit Nuc9Vxqnx Firmware: qncflx70.34
- Intel Nuc Board H27002-400 Firmware: tybyt10h.86a
- Intel Nuc Board H27002-401 Firmware: tybyt10h.86a
- Intel Nuc Board H27002-402 Firmware: tybyt10h.86a
- Intel Nuc Board H27002-404 Firmware: tybyt10h.86a
- Intel Nuc Board H27002-500 Firmware: tybyt20h.86a
- Intel Nuc Board Nuc8Cchb Firmware: chaplcel.0049
- Intel Nuc Kit H26998-401 Firmware: tybyt10h.86a
- Intel Nuc Kit H26998-402 Firmware: tybyt10h.86a
- Intel Nuc Kit H26998-403 Firmware: tybyt10h.86a
- Intel Nuc Kit H26998-404 Firmware: tybyt10h.86a
- Intel Nuc Kit H26998-405 Firmware: tybyt10h.86a
- Intel Nuc Kit H26998-500 Firmware: tybyt20h.86a
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/26
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00414
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/26
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00414
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