What is CVE-2020-8723?

CVE-2020-8723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Compute Module Hns2600bpb, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-8723?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

XSS in Intel Compute Module Hns2600bpb

CVE-2020-8723

Cross-site scripting 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: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

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-2020-8723?: CVE-2020-8723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Compute Module Hns2600bpb, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-8723?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.