What is CVE-2020-8742?

CVE-2020-8742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Cd1c32gk, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-8742?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Intel Cd1c32gk

CVE-2020-8742

Improper input validation in the firmware for Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Cd1c32gk
Intel Cd1c32gk_firmware
Intel Cd1c64gk
Intel Cd1c64gk_firmware
Intel Cd1p64gk
Intel Cd1p64gk_firmware
Intel De3815tybe
Intel De3815tybe_firmware
Intel De3815tykhe
Intel De3815tykhe_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

secure@intel.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8742?: CVE-2020-8742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Cd1c32gk, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-8742?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.