Vulnerability in Intel Bios
CVE-2020-8670
Race condition in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.9% 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)
References
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00463.html (Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210702-0002/ (Third Party Advisory)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-309571.pdf (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8670?
- CVE-2020-8670 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Bios, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2021-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8670?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.