CVE-2020-7207 Privilege escalation in HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen10 Server Blade; HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant XL230k Gen10 Server; HPE Synergy 480 Gen10 Compute Module; HPE Synergy 660 Gen10 Compute Module; HPE ProLiant DL180 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant DL120 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant XL190r Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen10 Server; HPE Apollo 2000 System; HPE Apollo 4500 System; HPE ProLiant XL270d Gen10 Server; HPE Apollo 4200 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant e910 Server Blade; HPE ProLiant XL450 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant XL230k Gen10 Server - bad oid
Attackers with physical access can escalate privileges via Intel Innovation Engine; HPE recommends physical security as no software fix is available.
- 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-2020-7207?
CVE-2020-7207 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen10 Server Blade; HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant ML110 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant XL230k Gen10 Server; HPE Synergy 480 Gen10 Compute Module; HPE Synergy 660 Gen10 Compute Module; HPE ProLiant DL180 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant DL120 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant XL190r Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant XL170r Gen10 Server; HPE Apollo 2000 System; HPE Apollo 4500 System; HPE ProLiant XL270d Gen10 Server; HPE Apollo 4200 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant e910 Server Blade; HPE ProLiant XL450 Gen10 Server; HPE ProLiant XL230k Gen10 Server - bad oid, published on 5 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local elevation of privilege using physical access security vulnerability was found in HPE Proliant Gen10 Servers using Intel Innovation Engine (IE). This attack requires a physical attack to the server motherboard. To mitigate this issue, ensure your server is always physically secured. HPE will not address this issue in the impacted Gen 10 servers listed. HPE recommends using appropriate physical security methods as a compensating control to disallow an attacker from having physical access to the server main circuit board.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7207?
It affects 21 products.
Products include Hp Apollo 2000 Firmware, Hp Apollo 4200 Gen10 Firmware, Hp Apollo 4500 Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl460c Gen10 Firmware, Hp Proliant Dl120 Gen10 Firmware, Hp Proliant Dl160 Gen10 Firmware and 15 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7207?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7207 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-7207 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7207 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6f5c-w4pr-3xr4.