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CVE-2026-20753: Escalation of Privilege in Slim Bootloader may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable local code execution. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) impacts.

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-20753cvecve-2026-20753
Published: 05/12/2026 (05/12/2026, 16:34:33 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Product: Slim Bootloader may allow an escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable local code execution. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) impacts.

Description

CVE-2026-20753 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the UEFI firmware of the Slim Bootloader that may allow escalation of privilege. A system software adversary with a privileged user account can exploit this vulnerability via a low complexity local attack without user interaction or special internal knowledge. Successful exploitation could lead to local code execution, impacting system confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.7, indicating significant risk. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently provided. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

CVSS v4.0

Score 8.7high

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
High
Vuln. Integrity
High
Vuln. Availability
High
Subsq. Confidentiality
High
Subsq. Integrity
High
Subsq. Availability
High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 05/19/2026, 18:56:07 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves an integer overflow in the UEFI firmware component of the Slim Bootloader. It allows a local attacker with privileged user access to perform a low complexity attack that results in escalation of privilege and local code execution. The attack requires no user interaction and does not need special internal knowledge, making it accessible to adversaries with existing privileged access. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system at a high level. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, privileged attacker, no user interaction, and high impact on all security properties. No remediation level or patch information is currently available.

Potential Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with privileged user access to escalate privileges further and execute arbitrary code locally on the affected system. This could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system at a high level. The vulnerability affects the Slim Bootloader's UEFI firmware, a critical component in system boot processes, potentially leading to severe system compromise.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation is currently documented. Until a patch is available, limit privileged user access and monitor for suspicious local activity where possible.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
intel
Date Reserved
2025-12-04T04:00:32.894Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a03656ccbff5d861008d8d3

Added to database: 05/12/2026, 17:37:48 UTC

Last enriched: 05/19/2026, 18:56:07 UTC

Last updated: 07/04/2026, 03:00:50 UTC

Views: 51

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