CVE-2026-20709
medium
Red Hat CVSS v3 Base Score
6.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 95% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Vulnerability Report
Generated by CyberWatcher
Description
A flaw was found in some Intel Pentium Processor Silver Series, Intel Celeron Processor J Series, and Intel Celeron Processor N Series. This vulnerability arises from the use of a default cryptographic key in the hardware. A sophisticated attacker with physical access and privileged user access could exploit this to achieve an escalation of privilege, potentially compromising the system's confidentiality and integrity.
CWE
CWE-1392Affected Products
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9