{"id":"CVE-2020-8721","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-8721","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:19:16.038Z","title":"Improper input validation for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","description":"Improper input validation for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","published":"2020-08-13T03:15:16.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:26:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@intel.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["intel/server board s2600wt firmware","intel/server system r1000wt firmware","intel/server system r2000wt firmware","intel/server board s2600cw","intel/compute module hns2600kp firmware","intel/server board s2600kp firmware","intel/compute module hns2600tp firmware","intel/compute module s2600tp firmware","intel/server board s1200sp firmware","intel/server system lr1304sp firmware","intel/server system lsvrp firmware","intel/server system r1000sp firmware","intel/server board s2600wf firmware","intel/server system r1000wf firmware","intel/server system r2000wf firmware","intel/server board s2600st firmware","intel/compute module hns2600bp firmware","intel/server board s2600bp firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00346,"percentile":0.28005,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00384.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00384.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8721","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}