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

EPSS: 0.011 (61.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.