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CVE-2026-20913: Escalation of Privilege in Intel(R) Neural Compressor software

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-20913cvecve-2026-20913
Published: 08/11/2026 (08/11/2026, 16:27:23 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Product: Intel(R) Neural Compressor software

Description

CVE-2026-20913 is a medium severity escalation of privilege vulnerability in Intel(R) Neural Compressor software before version 3.7. It arises from improper input validation in user applications running in Ring 3, potentially allowing an unprivileged authenticated user to escalate privileges via local access without user interaction or special internal knowledge. The vulnerability has low potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the vulnerable system, with no subsequent system-level impacts reported.

CVSS v4.0

Score 4.8medium

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

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/12/2026, 00:00:07 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in Intel(R) Neural Compressor software versions prior to 3.7 involves improper input validation in user applications operating in Ring 3. An unprivileged adversary with authenticated local access and low attack complexity may exploit this flaw to escalate privileges. The vulnerability does not require user interaction or special internal knowledge. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 4.8, reflecting low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability at the application level, with no further system-level compromise indicated. No patch or official remediation has been documented in the provided data.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability may allow an authenticated local user with low privileges to escalate their privileges within the Intel Neural Compressor software environment. The impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is rated low at the application level, with no reported impact on overall system confidentiality, integrity, or availability.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or remediation level is documented in the provided information. Until a patch is available, limit access to the affected software to trusted users and monitor for unusual local activity consistent with privilege escalation attempts.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
intel
Date Reserved
2025-12-19T04:00:14.893Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a7b546ebf8831d539106b4b

Added to database: 08/11/2026, 16:57:18 UTC

Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 00:00:07 UTC

Last updated: 08/12/2026, 01:14:17 UTC

Views: 6

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