CVE-2020-24516 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) CSME versions
An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can escalate privileges by modifying assumed-immutable data in Intel CSME 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-2020-24516?
CVE-2020-24516 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
Modification of assumed-immutable data in subsystem in Intel(R) CSME versions before 13.0.47, 13.30.17, 14.1.53, 14.5.32, 15.0.22 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24516?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Converged Security and Manageability Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) CSME versions
- CVE-2020-12297 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) CSME, Intel TXE
- CVE-2020-12303 Use after free in Intel(R) CSME, Intel(R) TXE
- CVE-2020-8705 Misconfiguration in Intel(R) Boot Guard, Intel(R) CSME, Intel(R) TXE, Intel(R) SPS
- CVE-2020-8745 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) CSME, Intel(R) TXE
- CVE-2020-8703 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) CSME versions
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g8cj-67cm-c5wm.