CVE-2020-0529

HIGH

Intel Core i5/i7 BIOS Firmware - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Improper Initialization

Title source: llm

Description

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th and 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor families may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00322.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0034

EPSS Percentile 26.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-665

Status published

Products (50)

intel/core_i5-7200u_firmware

intel/core_i5-7260u_firmware

intel/core_i5-7267u_firmware

intel/core_i5-7287u_firmware

intel/core_i5-7300hq_firmware

intel/core_i5-7300u_firmware

intel/core_i5-7360u_firmware

intel/core_i5-7400_firmware

intel/core_i5-7400t_firmware

intel/core_i5-7440eq_firmware

... and 40 more

Published Jun 15, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026