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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-12295

Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) controllers may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.22%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) controllers may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.22% probability · 12th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
intel/jhl6240 thunderbolt 3 firmware · intel/jhl6340 thunderbolt 3 firmware · intel/jhl6540 thunderbolt 3 firmware · intel/jhl7040 thunderbolt 3 retimer firmware · intel/jhl7340 thunderbolt 3 firmware · intel/jhl7440 thunderbolt 3 firmware · intel/jhl7540 thunderbolt 3 firmware · intel/jhl8010r usb retimer firmware · intel/dsl5320 thunderbolt 2 firmware · intel/dsl5520 thunderbolt 2 firmware · intel/dsl6340 thunderbolt 3 firmware · intel/dsl6540 thunderbolt 3 firmware · intel/jhl8040r thunderbolt 4 retimer firmware
Source
secure@intel.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.22%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.