CVE-2026-20789

HIGHPre-NVD 8.48.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.4 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 97% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 2: Device Drivers may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable local code execution. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (low), integrity (low) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (low) and availability (low) impacts.

CVSS v3
8.4
EG Score
8.4(medium)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity84% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

INTEL-SA-01422

https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01422.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-20789(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 29× in last 7d / 43× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 14:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-20 03:21 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-20 03:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-19 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 05:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-18 18:26 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-18 18:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-18 07:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-17 20:38 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-17 20:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-17 09:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 22:55 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-16 22:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-16 12:02 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 12:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 01:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-15 14:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 03:27 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-15 03:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-14 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-14 05:38 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-14 05:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-13 18:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-13 07:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-12 21:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-12 20:21 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-12 20:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-12 19:22 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-12 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-12 15:28 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-12 15:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-12 04:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-11 17:44 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-11 16:46 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-11 16:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-20789?
CVE-2026-20789 is a high vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Improper access control for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software for Windows within Ring 2: Device Drivers may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable local code execution. This result may…
When was CVE-2026-20789 disclosed?
CVE-2026-20789 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 11, 2026, with the most recent update on August 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-20789 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-20789 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20789?
CVE-2026-20789 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-20789?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-20789, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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