Vulnerability in Intel Local Manageability Service
CVE-2020-8704
Race condition in a subsystem in the Intel(R) LMS versions before 2039.1.0.0 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: 0.002 (10.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00459.html (Vendor Advisory)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-309571.pdf (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8704?
- CVE-2020-8704 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Local Manageability Service, 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-2020-8704?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.