What is CVE-2020-8693?

CVE-2020-8693 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel V710-At2. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-8693?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel V710-At2

CVE-2020-8693

Improper buffer restrictions in the firmware of the Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controllers may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.

Published 2020-11-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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 (25.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.0% 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

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00380 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8693?: CVE-2020-8693 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel V710-At2. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-8693?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.