Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2020 · Assigned by intel

CVE-2020-8709

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules Advisory. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper authentication in socket services for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 2.45 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.

Affected products (as reported)

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