CVE-2020-8705

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductIntel Converged Security And Manageability Engine
PublishedNov 12, 2020
First seenNov 12, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • intel converged_security_and_manageability_engine11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
intel converged_security_and_manageability_enginev < 11.8.80, 11.12.0 ≤ v < 11.12.80, 11.22.0 ≤ v < 11.22.80, 12.0 ≤ v < 12.0.70, 13.0 ≤ v < 13.0.40, 13.30.0 ≤ v < 13.30.10, 14.0 ≤ v < 14.0.4511.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45
intel trusted_execution_technology3.1.80, 4.0.30—
intel server_platform_servicessps_e3_04.01.04.200, sps_e5_04.01.04.400, sps_soc-a_04.00.04.300, sps_soc-x_04.00.04.200—

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