Intel platforms: improper authentication
High7.0CVE-2026-20885 · Published Aug 11, 2026 · updated Aug 31, 2026
Improper authentication in the Intel(R) TDX module for some Intel(R) platforms within Ring 0: Trust Domain may allow an information disclosure and escalation of privilege. System software adversary with a privileged 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 without 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 (low), integrity (low) and availability (none) impacts.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Intel(R) platforms Product | <= See references | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/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
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-287
More Intel advisories
All Intel| Date | Advisory | Severity | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 | Intel reference platforms: information disclosure | Medium4.0 | No fix yet |
| Aug 11 | Intel Xeon processors: improper input validation | Medium4.0 | No fix yet |
| Aug 11 | Intel Processors: information disclosure | Medium4.0 | No fix yet |
| Aug 11 | Intel Extension for PyTorch: unsafe deserialization | Medium4.6 | No fix yet |
| Aug 11 | Intel Transfer Learning Tool: privilege escalation | Medium6.3 | No fix yet |
| Aug 11 | Intel Slim Bootloader may allow an information disclosure. S: integer overflow | Low2.4 | No fix yet |