CVE-2020-8738

MEDIUM

Intel BIOS < - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0008/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.7
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 30.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-754
Status published
Products (6)
intel/bios
netapp/cloud_backup
netapp/fas\/aff_bios
netapp/hci_compute_node_bios
netapp/hci_storage_node_bios
netapp/solidfire_bios
Published Nov 12, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026