CVE-2020-24507 Information disclosure in Intel(R) CSME versions

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

A privileged local attacker can exploit improper initialization in Intel CSME to disclose sensitive information.

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-2020-24507?

CVE-2020-24507 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) CSME versions, 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 a subsystem in the Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.86, 11.12.86, 11.22.86, 12.0.81, 13.0.47, 13.30.17, 14.1.53, 14.5.32, 13.50.11 and 15.0.22 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24507?

It affects 13 products.

Products include Intel Converged Security and Manageability Engine, Siemens Simatic Field Pg M5 Firmware, Siemens Simatic Field Pg M6 Firmware, Siemens Simatic Ipc427e Firmware, Siemens Simatic Ipc477e Firmware, Siemens Simatic Ipc477e Pro Firmware and 7 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24507?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24507 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-24507 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24507 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mxmq-w35f-5fr4.

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