Vulnerability · Published Feb 2, 2021 · Assigned by intel
CVE-2020-8672
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Intel BIOS Advisory. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Out of bound read in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor 4000 Series Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable elevation of privilege or denial of service via local access.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Intel BIOS Advisory | https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00356.html |