CVE-2020-0554: intel ac_3165_firmware Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-0554 is a high (CVSS 7.0) Race Condition vulnerability in intel ac_3165_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-08-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Race condition in software installer for some Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) products on Windows* 7, 8.1 and 10 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.