CVE-2020-0565

Local privilege escalation via installer search path

Published Mar 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Uncontrolled search path in Intel Graphics Drivers before 26.20.100.7158 allows local users to elevate privileges through the installer. Intel identifies an uncontrolled search path but does not disclose the affected installer routine, searched component, or writable directory. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction, and successful code loading grants the installer's elevated privileges.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled search path in Intel Graphics Drivers before 26.20.100.7158 allows local users to elevate privileges through the installer. Intel identifies an uncontrolled search path but does not disclose the affected installer routine, searched component, or writable directory. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction, and successful code loading grants the installer's elevated privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-0565
Published
Mar 12, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Graphics Drivers
Classifications
CWE-427, CAPEC-38, CAPEC-471, T1574.008
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 12, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 26.20.100.7158
  2. Affected versionversion=See advisory https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00315.html

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Graphics Driversversion=before version 26.20.100.7158; version=See advisory https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00315.html

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7IntelCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC-38Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths
CAPEC-471Search Order Hijacking
T1574.008Path Interception by Search Order Hijacking

Public exploit references

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