Medium severity · published Nov 12, 2020
CVE-2020-8738
Improper conditions check in Intel BIOS platform sample code for some Intel(R) Processors before may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via…
6.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper conditions check in Intel BIOS platform sample code for some Intel(R) Processors before 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
BI
Bios · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CB
Cloud Backup · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
FB
Fas/aff 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-2020-8738
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8738
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0008/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00390
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