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.

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

EPSS: 0.001 (3.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

N/a Intel(r) Server M20ntp Bios — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

secure@intel.com

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.