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.

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

EPSS: 0.002 (10.9th 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)

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.