What is CVE-2020-11483?

CVE-2020-11483 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Intel Bmc Firmware, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-11483?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Bmc Firmware

CVE-2020-11483

NVIDIA DGX servers, all DGX-1 with BMC firmware versions prior to 3.38.30 and all DGX-2 with BMC firmware versions prior to 1.06.06, contains a vulnerability in the AMI BMC firmware in which the firmware includes hard-coded credentials, which may lead to elevation of privileges or information disclosure.

Published 2020-10-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Bmc Firmware
NVIDIA Dgx-1
NVIDIA Dgx-2
NVIDIA Dgx Servers — versions All DGX-1 with BMC firmware versions prior to 3.38.30 and all DGX-2 with BMC firmware versions prior to 1.06.06

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5010 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11483?: CVE-2020-11483 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Intel Bmc Firmware, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-11483?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.