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.

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

EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

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