CVE-2026-20716
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-20716 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | intel |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-11 17:17:49 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-31 14:10:11 UTC |
| Description | Improper access control for some Intel(R) Processors within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Simple hardware 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 with special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.2 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS: 0.000870000 probability, percentile 0.004070000 (date 2026-08-31)
Problem Types: CWE-284 | Escalation of Privilege | CWE-284 Improper Access Control | CWE-284 CWE-284 Improper Access Control
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.2 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 7.2 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighAttack Requirements
PresentPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6315p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6315p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6325p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6325p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6333p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6333p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6337p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6337p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 634 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6349p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6349p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 634 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6353p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6353p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6357p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6357p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 636 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6369p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6369p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 636 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6377p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6377p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 638 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 638 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6503p | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6503p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6503p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6503p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6505p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6505p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6507p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6507p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6511p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6511p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6513p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6513p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6515p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6515p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6516p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6516p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6517p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6517p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6518p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6518p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6520p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6520p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6521p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6521p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6523p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6523p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6527p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6527p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6530p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6530p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6532p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6532p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6533p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6533p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 654 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6543p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6543p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6544p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6544p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6546p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6546p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6548p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6548p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 654 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6553p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6553p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6556p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6556p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 656 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6563p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6563p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 656 Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 658x | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 658x Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6706p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6706p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6710e | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6710e Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6714p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6714p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6716p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6716p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6718p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6718p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6724p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6724p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6725p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6725p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6726p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6726p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6728p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6728p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6730p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6730p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6731e | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6731e Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6731p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6731p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6732p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6732p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6736p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6736p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6737p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6737p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6738p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6738p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6740e | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6740e Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6740p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6740p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6741p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6741p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6745p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6745p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6746e | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6746e Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6747p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6747p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6748p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6748p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 674x | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 674x Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6756e | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6756e Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6756p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6756p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6760p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6760p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6761p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6761p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6766e | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6766e Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6766p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6766p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6767p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6767p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6768p | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6768p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6768p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6768p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 676x | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 676x Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6774p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6774p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6776p | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6776p-b | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6776p-b Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6776p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6780e | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6780e Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6781p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6781p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6787p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6787p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6788p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6788p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 678x | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 678x Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6944p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6944p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6952p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6952p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6960p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6960p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6962p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6962p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 696x | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 696x Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6972p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6972p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6978p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6978p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 6979p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 6979p Firmware | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Intel | Xeon 698x | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Intel | Xeon 698x Firmware | - | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Na | IntelR Processors | affected See references | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01435.html | [email protected] | intel.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.