Improper handling of overlap between protected memory ranges in some microcode for some Intel(R) Processors within Ring 0: Hypervisor may allow an escalation of privilege. Authorized adversary with a
Improper handling of overlap between protected memory ranges in some microcode for some Intel(R) Processors within Ring 0: Hypervisor may allow an escalation of privilege. Authorized adversary with a privileged user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confi
Affected packages
- intel-microcode
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
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- EPSS percentile
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EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs.
Sources
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20760
- https://github.com/intel/Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files/releases/tag/microcode-20260811
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01441.html
- https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01441.html
Structured record: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-20760
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