What is CVE-2020-8700?

CVE-2020-8700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Bios, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-8700?

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

Improper input validation in Intel Bios

CVE-2020-8700

Improper input validation in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

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

EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Intel Bios
Intel Core_i3-l13g4
Intel Core_i5-l16g7
Intel Core_i7-10510u
Intel Core_i7-10510y
Intel Core_i7-1060g7
Intel Core_i7-1060ng7
Intel Core_i7-10610u
Intel Core_i7-1065g7
Intel Core_i7-1068ng7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8700?: CVE-2020-8700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Bios, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-8700?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.