Out-of-bounds Read in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware
CVE-2020-8749
Out-of-bounds read in subsystem for Intel(R) AMT versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70 and 14.0.45 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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: 0.011 (66.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Intel Active Management Technology Firmware
- NetApp Cloud Backup
- Intel(r) Amt — versions versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70 and 14.0.45
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391 (Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0003/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8749?
- CVE-2020-8749 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8749?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-8749 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.