What is CVE-2020-8706?

CVE-2020-8706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Compute Module Hns2600bpb, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-8706?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Intel Compute Module Hns2600bpb

CVE-2020-8706

Buffer overflow in a daemon for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-08-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00384.html (Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0002/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8706?: CVE-2020-8706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Compute Module Hns2600bpb, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-8706?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.