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

EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Intel Graphics_drivers
N/a Intel(r) Graphics Drivers Advisory — versions Before version 15.33.50.5129

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

secure@intel.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, 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.