Use After Free in Intel(r) Server M20ntp Bios

CVE-2024-40885

Use after free in the UEFI firmware of some Intel(R) Server M20NTP BIOS may allow a privileged 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 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.8% 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-2024-40885: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Intel(r) Server M20ntp Bios — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40885?
CVE-2024-40885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) Server M20ntp Bios, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-40885?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.