PT-2026-31422 · Intel · Intel Celeron J Series+1

Published 2026-04-08 · Updated 2026-04-08 · CVE-2026-20709

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Intel Pentium Silver Series, Intel Celeron J Series, Intel Celeron N Series processors (affected versions not specified)

Description The use of a default cryptographic key in the hardware of certain Intel processors may allow an attacker with privileged user access and high complexity attack to escalate privileges. This requires physical access, special internal knowledge, and no user interaction. The vulnerability may impact the confidentiality of the system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1394

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-20709

Affected Products

Intel Celeron J Series

Intel Pentium Silver Series

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20709 · Security Note
• https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00609.html · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2041975593697222890 · Twitter Post