{"id":"CVE-2020-8744","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-8744","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:18:24.180Z","title":"Improper initialization in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel(R) TXE versions before 4.0.30 Intel(R) SPS versions before E3_05.01.04.200 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable…","description":"Improper initialization in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel(R) TXE versions before 4.0.30 Intel(R) SPS versions before E3_05.01.04.200 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","published":"2020-11-12T18:15:17.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:26:52.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@intel.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-665"],"affected":["intel/converged security and management engine","intel/server platform services","intel/trusted execution engine","siemens/simatic s7-1518-4 pn\\/dp mfp firmware","siemens/simatic s7-1518f-4 pn\\/dp mfp firmware","siemens/simatic s7-1500 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00362,"percentile":0.29723,"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 (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-501073.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0004/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0005/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-501073.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0004/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0005/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8744","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."}