What is CVE-2020-11486?

CVE-2020-11486 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Intel Bmc Firmware, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-11486?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Intel Bmc Firmware

CVE-2020-11486

NVIDIA DGX servers, all DGX-1 with BMC firmware versions prior to 3.38.30, contain a vulnerability in the AMI BMC firmware in which software allows an attacker to upload or transfer files that can be automatically processed within the product's environment, which may lead to remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.027 (84.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Intel Bmc_firmware
Nvidia Dgx-1
Nvidia Dgx Servers — versions All DGX-1 Servers with BMC firmware versions prior to 3.38.30

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11486?: CVE-2020-11486 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Intel Bmc Firmware, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-11486?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.