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CVE-2020-8701

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 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-276

Description

Incorrect default permissions in installer for the Intel(R) SSD Toolbox versions before 2/9/2021 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) SSD Toolbox versions: before 2021-02-09 — fixed in 2021-02-09

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) SSD Toolbox versions 2021-02-09. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00457.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00457.html

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