CVE-2026-20772

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-12 · updated 2026-07-21
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Connectivity Performance Suite software installers before version 50.25.1121.193 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

Affected products

Intel(R) Connectivity Performance Suite software installers: before 50.25.1121.193 — fixed in 50.25.1121.193

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Connectivity Performance Suite software installers 50.25.1121.193. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01429.html

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