CVE-2020-0557

HIGH

Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi < 21.70.0.6 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Insecure Inherited Permissions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-0557. PoCs published by hessandrew.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains only a README.md file referencing CVE-2020-0557 and Intel SA-00338, with no actual exploit code or technical details provided. It appears to be a placeholder or informational writeup rather than a functional PoC.

Description

Insecure inherited permissions in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products before version 21.70 on Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by hessandrew · poc
https://github.com/hessandrew/CVE-2020-0557_INTEL-SA-00338

This repository contains only a README.md file referencing CVE-2020-0557 and Intel SA-00338, with no actual exploit code or technical details provided. It appears to be a placeholder or informational writeup rather than a functional PoC.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Intel hardware (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: none
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 31.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-732
Status published
Products (1)
intel/proset\/wireless_wifi < 21.70.0.6
Published Apr 15, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026