What is CVE-2020-24505?

CVE-2020-24505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Ethernet Network Adapter 700 Firmware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-24505?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-24505 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Intel Ethernet Network Adapter 700 Firmware

CVE-2020-24505

Insufficient input validation in the firmware for the Intel(R) 700-series of Ethernet Controllers before version 7.3 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

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

Published 2021-02-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

DNTYO/F5_

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00456.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24505?: CVE-2020-24505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Ethernet Network Adapter 700 Firmware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-24505?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24505 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.