Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-24514 is an authentication weakness in some Intel RealSense ID products. The published description says an unauthenticated person with physical access could potentially gain elevated privilege. Business urgency depends on whether these biometric identity devices are deployed in exposed or shared physical locations.
Executive priority
Prioritize assessment if Intel RealSense ID devices protect sensitive facilities, identity workflows, or privileged access paths. The issue is physical-access based, but authentication bypass leading to privilege escalation can matter where device trust is part of security enforcement.
Technical view
The CVE describes improper authentication affecting some Intel RealSense IDs, with potential escalation of privilege through physical access. The source bundle does not provide CVSS scoring, CWE mapping, affected version detail, exploit detail, or a specific remediation statement beyond the Intel advisory reference.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to environments using affected Intel RealSense ID devices. The public bundle does not identify exact models, firmware versions, deployment modes, or management software versions, so asset confirmation against Intel's advisory is required.
Exploitation context
The CVE description requires physical access and does not state remote exploitation. CISA KEV status is false in the bundle, and no cited source claims active exploitation. Treat exploitation status as unconfirmed, not known exploited.
Researcher notes
Public evidence is sparse. The CVE record gives only the vulnerability class, product family, physical-access requirement, and potential privilege escalation. Do not infer affected versions, exploitability, or fixes without reading Intel advisory INTEL-SA-00460 directly.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all Intel RealSense ID deployments and ownership.
- Review Intel advisory INTEL-SA-00460 for affected versions and vendor guidance.
- Apply Intel-recommended updates or mitigations when confirmed applicable.
- Restrict physical access to deployed devices until status is verified.
- Document any devices that cannot be updated or validated.
Validation and detection
- Check inventories for Intel RealSense ID hardware or related software.
- Compare device versions against Intel advisory INTEL-SA-00460.
- Confirm whether devices are in public, shared, or controlled locations.
- Verify that vendor-recommended remediation has been applied.
- Record exceptions and compensating physical controls.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00460.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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