CVE-2020-0554

HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: August 13, 2020 at 03:28 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:46 AM UTC
12 products affected across 1 vendorAc 9560 FirmwareAc 8260 FirmwareAc 8265 Firmware· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

Race condition in software installer for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) products on Windows* 7, 8.1 and 10 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected

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

v < 21.40v < 21.70
Affected range stops below 21.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
v < 21.40v < 21.70
Affected range stops below 21.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
v < 21.40v < 21.70
Affected range stops below 21.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
v < 21.40v < 21.70
Affected range stops below 21.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
v < 21.40v < 21.70
Affected range stops below 21.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
v < 21.40v < 21.70
Affected range stops below 21.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
v < 21.40v < 21.70
Affected range stops below 21.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
v < 21.40v < 21.70
Affected range stops below 21.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
v < 21.40v < 21.70
Affected range stops below 21.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
v < 21.40v < 21.70
Affected range stops below 21.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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