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CVE-2020-8705

Insecure default initialization of resource in Intel(R) Boot Guard in Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 1

Insecure default initialization of resource in Intel(R) Boot Guard in Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel(R) TXE versions before 3.1.80 and 4.0.30, Intel(R) SPS versions before E5_04.01.04.400, E3_04.01.04.200, SoC-X_04.00.04.200 and SoC-A_04.00.04.300 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privileges via physical access.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.00724
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
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Affected Products & Versions

9
intel converged security and manageability engine< 11.8.80
intel converged security and manageability engine>= 11.12.0 and < 11.12.80
intel converged security and manageability engine>= 11.22.0 and < 11.22.80
intel converged security and manageability engine>= 12.0 and < 12.0.70
intel converged security and manageability engine>= 13.0 and < 13.0.40
intel converged security and manageability engine>= 13.30.0 and < 13.30.10
intel converged security and manageability engine>= 14.0 and < 14.0.45
intel trusted execution technologyall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secure@intel.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD12 Nov 2020 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0004/Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0005/Third Party Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391Vendor Advisory
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