CVE-2020-12333

7.8 highEPSS 0.3%

High (7.8) in intel quickassist technology. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Insufficiently protected credentials in the Intel(R) QAT for Linux before version 1.7.l.4.10.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 22% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-522
Published: 2020-11-12
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

intel:quickassist_technology

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00420
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00420

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