What is CVE-2019-14596?

CVE-2019-14596 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Chipset Inf Utility. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-01-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-14596?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Chipset Inf Utility

CVE-2019-14596

Improper access control in the installer for Intel(R) Chipset Device Software INF Utility before version 10.1.18 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Published 2020-01-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Chipset Inf Utility
Intel Intel(r) Chipset Device Software Inf Utility — versions before version 10.1.18

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00306.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14596?: CVE-2019-14596 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Chipset Inf Utility. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-01-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-14596?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.