What is CVE-2020-0588?

CVE-2020-0588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Bios, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-0588?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Bios

CVE-2020-0588

Improper conditions check in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Bios
Intel Xeon_bronze_3204
Intel Xeon_bronze_3206r
Intel Xeon_gold_5215
Intel Xeon_gold_5215l
Intel Xeon_gold_5217
Intel Xeon_gold_5218
Intel Xeon_gold_5218b
Intel Xeon_gold_5218n
Intel Xeon_gold_5218r

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0588?: CVE-2020-0588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Bios, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-0588?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.