Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* before version 1.00.00.3506 may allow an au…

published 2021-02-17 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-17171

cvss: 7.3; 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 23%
public exploits: 0; none known

Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows* before version 1.00.00.3506 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

intel optane_dc_persistent_memory_module_management 1.00.00.3506

intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00436.… advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.4	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory installer for Windows*

Classification

Weakness

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00436.html
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-24451
NVD CVE-2020-24451

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