CVE-2020-8700 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Processors

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A privileged local attacker can exploit improper input validation in Intel processor firmware to escalate privileges.

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-2020-8700?

CVE-2020-8700 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

Improper input validation in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8700?

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-2020-8700?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-8700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netapp Cloud Backup vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fq2w-xw9r-7fh3.

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