CVE-2020-0526

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: March 12, 2020 at 08:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:45 AM UTC
141 products affected across 1 vendorNuc 8 Mainstream G Kit NUC8I5INH FirmwareNuc Board NUC8CCHB FirmwareNuc 8 Rugged Kit NUC8CCHKR Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Improper input validation in firmware for Intel(R) NUC may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. The list of affected products is provided in intel-sa-00343: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00343.html

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

intel-compute-stick-stck1a32wfc (same device)
intel-compute-stick-stck1a8lfc (same device)
intel-compute-stick-stk1a32sc (same device)
intel-compute-stick-stk1aw32sc (same device)
intel-compute-stick-stk2m364cc (same device)
intel-compute-stick-stk2m3w64cc (same device)
intel-nuc-7-enthusiast-pc-nuc7i7bnhxg (same device)
intel-nuc-7-essential-pc-nuc7cjysal (same device)
intel-nuc-7-home-a-mini-pc-nuc7i3bnhxf (same device)
intel-nuc-7-home-a-mini-pc-nuc7i5bnhxf (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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