CVE-2020-8684 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) PAC with Arria(R) 10 GX FPGA Advisory
A privileged local user can escalate privileges due to improper access control in Intel FPGA firmware.
- 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-2020-8684?
CVE-2020-8684 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) PAC with Arria(R) 10 GX FPGA Advisory, published on 13 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper access control in firmware for Intel(R) PAC with Arria(R) 10 GX FPGA before Intel Acceleration Stack version 1.2.1 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8684?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Acceleration Stack.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8684?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8684 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8684 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8684 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jg27-rrp4-vqhj.