CVE-2020-12333

HIGH

Intel QuickAssist Technology < 1.7.l.4.10.0 - Privilege Escalation via Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

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

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 15.4%

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-522

Status published

Products (1)

intel/quickassist_technology < 1.7.l.4.10.0

Published Nov 12, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026