CVE-2020-8741

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-11-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) non-DCH driver, all versions, for Windows may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel Thunderbolt Non-Dch Driver: all versions

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00393.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00393.html

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