Unquoted service path in Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory Module Management Software before version 1.0.0.3461 may allow an authent…

published 2020-03-12 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-2044

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unquoted service path in Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory Module Management Software before version 1.0.0.3461 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and denial of service via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

intel optane_dc_persistent_memory_module_management 1.0.0.3461

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Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Intel Intel® Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory Module Management Software

Classification

Weakness

CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00326.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-0546
NVD CVE-2020-0546

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