Medium severity · published Nov 13, 2020
CVE-2020-0599
Improper access control in the PMC for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access
6.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper access control in the PMC for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
A2
Atom 230 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
A3
Atom 330 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AX
Atom X5-e3930 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AX
Atom X5-e3940 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CJ
Celeron J1750 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CJ
Celeron J1800 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CJ
Celeron J1850 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CJ
Celeron J1900 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CJ
Celeron J3060 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CJ
Celeron J3160 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CJ
Celeron J3355 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CJ
Celeron J3355e Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0599
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-0599
Vendor Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00360
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