Vulnerability in Intel(r) Xeon(r) Processor Family (E-Core)

CVE-2024-38660

Protection mechanism failure in the SPP for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor family (E-Core) may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-38660: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Intel(r) Xeon(r) Processor Family (E-Core) — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38660?
CVE-2024-38660 is a low-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) Xeon(r) Processor Family (E-Core), classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2024-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-38660?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.