CVE-2020-12357 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Processors
A privileged local attacker can exploit improper firmware initialization in Intel processors to escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12357?
CVE-2020-12357 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netapp Cloud Backup, published on 9 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12357?
It affects 19 products.
Products include Intel Bios, Netapp Aff Bios, Netapp Cloud Backup, Netapp E-Series Bios, Netapp Fas Bios, Netapp Hci Compute Node Bios and 13 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12357?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-12357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Cloud Backup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mj6w-hpf8-f9q2.