What is CVE-2020-12359?

CVE-2020-12359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Bios. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-12359?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Bios

CVE-2020-12359

Insufficient control flow management in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Bios
Intel Core_i3-l13g4
Intel Core_i5-l16g7
Intel Core_i7-10510u
Intel Core_i7-10510y
Intel Core_i7-1060g7
Intel Core_i7-1060ng7
Intel Core_i7-10610u
Intel Core_i7-1065g7
Intel Core_i7-1068ng7

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12359?: CVE-2020-12359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Bios. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-12359?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.