Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility before version 6.4.0603 may allow an authenticated…

published 2020-11-12 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-4647

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility before version 6.4.0603 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

intel processor_identification_utility 6.4.0603

Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Processor Identification Utility

Classification

Weakness

CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00419
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-12335
NVD CVE-2020-12335

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Summary