CVE-2026-20772
📛 CVE Title
CVE-2026-20772
Description
Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Connectivity Performance Suite software installers before version 50.25.1121.193 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- intel
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 5.4 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Effective score
- 5.4 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-427 - Reserved
- 2025-12-03
- Published
- 2026-05-12 18:34 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-05-13 05:58 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/20xxx/CVE-2026-20772.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2026-20772 — CVE-2026-20772
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-12 17:16:18 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-13 15:52:56 UTC
- EPSS score
- 0.0001 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 3.44% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-25
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-25 20:04 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-29527 - Assigner
- intel
- Published
- May 12, 2026, 4:34:42 PM
- Updated
- May 13, 2026, 3:58:30 AM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
-
5.4 / 10
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0200
- Vendors
- n/a
- Products
-
Intel(R) Connectivity Performance Suite software installers (before version 50.25.1121.193)
ENISA description: Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Connectivity Performance Suite software installers before version 50.25.1121.193 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Intel(R) Connectivity Performance Suite software installers |
before version 50.25.1121.193 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
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Web references (3)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20772 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20772 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
Remediations (17)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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web:krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft expects that exploitation is more likely. May's Patch Tuesday is a welcome respite from April, which saw Microsoft fix a near-record 167 security flaws.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:support.sap.com
SAP security Patch Day Bulletin
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:support.servicenow.com
Overview The advisories below document publicly disclosed Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ( CVEs ) in the Now Platform by ServiceNow. Because ServiceNow uses various methods to communicate vulnerability information, patches, and other fixes, customers should review family, security patch , and hotfix release notes, which are available at https://docs.servicenow.com, for a complete list of ...
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:www.cisecurity.org
<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or ...
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:www.linkedin.com
Oracle has released its January 2026 Critical Patch Update (CPU), a wide-ranging security bulletin that addresses 337 newly identified vulnerabilities across a broad spectrum of its enterprise ...
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:www.nist.gov
NIST maintains the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), a repository of information on software and hardware flaws that can compromise computer security. This is a key piece of the nation's cybersecurity infrastructure.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:www.penligent.ai
Second, chipset and OEM dependencies make remediation slower and messier than software-only patching. Google's bulletin explains the two Android patch levels for March 2026 and clarifies that devices with security patch levels of 2026 -03-01 or 2026 -03-05 are protected against the associated issues, depending on applicable components.
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-23 20:57 UTC -
web:blog.qualys.com
Oracle released its second quarterly edition of this year's Critical Patch Update. The update received patches for 481 security vulnerabilities.
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:community.ui.com
Published: May 21, 2026 Updated: May 22, 2026 Version: 1.1 Revision: 1.1 Summary 1 of 5 A malicious actor with access to the network and high privileges could exploit an Improper Input Validation vulnerability found in UniFi OS devices to execute a Command Injection. Affected Products: UniFi OS Server (Version 5.0.6 and earlier) Mitigation : Update your UniFi OS Server to Version 5.0.8 or later ...
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:cyberpress.org
Oracle has released its January 2026 Critical Patch Update (CPU), delivering security patches for 337 vulnerabilities across multiple product families. Published through Oracle's Security Alerts portal, the advisory emphasizes the cumulative nature of these patches and strongly recommends immediate deployment across enterprise environments to ...
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
An official website of the United States government NVD MENU
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
This update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5084597) incudes security improvements. To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained. For information on Windows update terminology, see the different types of Windows software updates. To view the ...
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:support.sap.com
SAP security Patch Day Bulletin
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC -
web:www.pcworld.com
Windows 11's Secure Boot fix update finally rolls out to more PCs Important security certificates for Windows 11 will soon expire for many users.
2026-05-26 02:53 UTC
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