High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-8741

Description

Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) non-DCH driver, all versions, for Windows may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

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Affected products

Intel/Thunderbolt Non Dch Driver
cpe:2.3:a:intel:thunderbolt_non-dch_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Intel/Thunderbolt(TM) non-DCH driverllm-create
Range: all versions

Patches

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References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00393.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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