Improper access control in the Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel before version 15.40.46.5144 and 15.36.39.5143 may allow an authenticated…

published 2021-02-17 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-2016

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper access control in the Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel before version 15.40.46.5144 and 15.36.39.5143 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

intel graphics_drivers 15.36.39.5143, 15.40.46.5144

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Exploit prediction

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00438.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-0518
NVD CVE-2020-0518

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