Use After Free in Intel Trusted Execution Engine
CVE-2020-8750
Use after free in Kernel Mode Driver for Intel(R) TXE versions before 3.1.80 and 4.0.30 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
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 (28.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% 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
- Intel Trusted Execution Engine
- Intel(r) Txe — versions versions before 3.1.80 and 4.0.30
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391 (Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0005/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8750?
- CVE-2020-8750 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Trusted Execution Engine, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8750?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.