SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-8700

Improper input validation in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Improper input validation in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS 3.1
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.30% probability · 22th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
intel/bios · netapp/cloud backup · netapp/aff bios · netapp/e-series bios · netapp/fas bios · netapp/hci compute node bios · netapp/hci storage node bios · netapp/solidfire bios
Source
secure@intel.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.