Vulnerability in Intel Acceleration Stack
CVE-2020-8684
Improper access control in firmware for Intel(R) PAC with Arria(R) 10 GX FPGA before Intel Acceleration Stack version 1.2.1 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.0% 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
- Intel Acceleration Stack
- Intel Programmable Acceleration Card With Arria 10 Gx Fpga
- Intel(r) Pac With Arria(r) 10 Gx Fpga Advisory — versions Before version 1.2.1
References
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00375.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8684?
- CVE-2020-8684 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Acceleration Stack. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-08-13.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8684?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.