What is CVE-2020-0598?

CVE-2020-0598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Binary Configuration Tool, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-0598?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Binary Configuration Tool

CVE-2020-0598

Uncontrolled search path in the installer for the Intel(R) Binary Configuration Tool for Windows, all versions, may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2020-04-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Binary Configuration Tool
Intel(r) Binary Configuration Tool For Windows — versions See provided reference

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00359.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0598?: CVE-2020-0598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Binary Configuration Tool, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-0598?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.