What is CVE-2020-8681?

CVE-2020-8681 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Graphics Drivers, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-8681?

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

Buffer overflow in Intel Graphics Drivers

CVE-2020-8681

Out of bounds write in system driver for some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.33.50.5129 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-08-13 · 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: 0.004 (28.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.2% 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 Graphics Drivers
Intel(r) Graphics Drivers Advisory — versions Before version 15.33.50.5129

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00369.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8681?: CVE-2020-8681 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Graphics Drivers, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-8681?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.