Vulnerability in Intel Bios
CVE-2020-8739
Use of potentially dangerous function in Intel BIOS platform sample code for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00390 (Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0008/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8739?
- CVE-2020-8739 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Bios. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8739?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.