What is CVE-2020-12301?

CVE-2020-12301 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel S2600bpbr, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2020-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-12301?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel S2600bpbr

CVE-2020-12301

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for Intel(R) Server Board Families S2600ST, S2600BP and S2600WF may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)

Published 2020-08-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-665 — Improper Initialization

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00367.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12301?: CVE-2020-12301 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel S2600bpbr, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2020-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-12301?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.