CVE-2020-12359 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Processors
An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can escalate privileges due to insufficient control flow management in Intel processor firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12359?
CVE-2020-12359 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
Insufficient control flow management in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Weakness: CWE-691
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12359?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Intel Bios, Netapp Aff Bios, Netapp Cloud Backup, Netapp E-Series Bios, Netapp Fas Bios, Netapp Hci Compute Node Bios and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12359?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-12359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Cloud Backup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hfr9-8v78-pwqw.