Vulnerability · Published Sep 10, 2020 · Assigned by intel

CVE-2020-8758

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper buffer restrictions in network subsystem in provisioned Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM versions before 11.8.79, 11.12.79, 11.22.79, 12.0.68 and 14.0.39 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access. On un-provisioned systems, an authenticated user may potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM Before versions 11.8.79, 11.12.79, 11.22.79, 12.0.68 and 14.0.39

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