Medium severity · published Jun 9, 2021
CVE-2020-12359
Insufficient control flow management in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical…
6.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Insufficient control flow management in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IP
Intel(R) Processors ·
See references · source: vendor
AB
Aff Bios · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
BI
Bios · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CB
Cloud Backup · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
EB
E-series Bios · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
FB
Fas Bios · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HC
Hci Compute Node Bios · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HS
Hci Storage Node Bios · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Solidfire Bios · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12359
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12359
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00463.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210702-0002/
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