CVE-2020-0583

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 12, 2020 at 09:08 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:46 AM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorSmart Sound TechnologyCore I7Core I5

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Improper access control in the subsystem for Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. This affects Intel® Smart Sound Technology before versions: 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors, version 3431 and 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, version 3349.

Affected

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

Affected range stops below 10th, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8th, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-core-i3 (environment) · intel-core-i5 (environment) · intel-core-i7 (environment) · intel-core-i9 (environment) · intel-core-m3 (environment)
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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
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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