Improper access control in the subsystem for Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalati…

published 2020-03-12 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-2081

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper access control in the subsystem for Intel(R) Smart Sound Technology may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. This affects Intel® Smart Sound Technology before versions: 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors, version 3431 and 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, version 3349.

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Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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® Smart Sound Technology

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00354.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-0583
NVD CVE-2020-0583

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