What is CVE-2020-24486?

CVE-2020-24486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Bios, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-24486?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Intel Bios

CVE-2020-24486

Improper input validation in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

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

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24486?: CVE-2020-24486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Bios, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-24486?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.