What is CVE-2020-8678?

CVE-2020-8678 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Graphics Drivers. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-8678?

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

Vulnerability in Intel Graphics Drivers

CVE-2020-8678

Improper access control for Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.45.33.5164 and 27.20.100.8280 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2021-02-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.7% 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 Graphics Drivers
Intel(r) Graphics Drivers — versions before version 15.45.33.5164 and 27.20.100.8280

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00438.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8678?: CVE-2020-8678 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Graphics Drivers. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-8678?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.