CVE-2020-8703 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) CSME versions
A privileged local attacker can exploit improper buffer restrictions in Intel CSME 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-2020-8703?
CVE-2020-8703 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 buffer restrictions 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 and 15.0.22 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8703?
It affects 14 products.
Products include Intel Converged Security and Manageability Engine, Netapp Cloud Backup, Siemens Simatic Field Pg M5 Firmware, Siemens Simatic Field Pg M6 Firmware, Siemens Simatic Ipc427e Firmware, Siemens Simatic Ipc477e Firmware and 8 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8703?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8703 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8703 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Cloud Backup
- 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-2020-24516 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) CSME versions
- 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vqjv-932p-6v65.