What is CVE-2020-0596?

CVE-2020-0596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-0596?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware

CVE-2020-0596

Improper input validation in DHCPv6 subsystem in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77 and 12.0.64 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2020-06-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (83.0th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.023 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Intel Active Management Technology Firmware
Intel Service Manager
Intel(r) Amt And Ism — versions See provided reference

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00295.html (Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0007/
www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_15 (Third Party Advisory)
support.lenovo.com/de/en/product_security/len-30041

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0596?: CVE-2020-0596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-0596?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.