CVE-2020-8744 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) CSME versions, Intel(R) TXE, Intel(R) SPS
A privileged local attacker can escalate privileges due to improper initialization in Intel CSME, TXE, and SPS firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8744?
CVE-2020-8744 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) CSME versions, Intel(R) TXE, Intel(R) SPS, published on 12 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper initialization in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel(R) TXE versions before 4.0.30 Intel(R) SPS versions before E3_05.01.04.200 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8744?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Intel Converged Security and Management Engine, Intel Server Platform Services, Intel Trusted Execution Engine, Siemens Simatic S7-1500 Firmware, Siemens Simatic S7-1518-4 Pn\/Dp Mfp Firmware, Siemens Simatic S7-1518f-4 Pn\/Dp Mfp Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8744?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8744 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8744 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) CSME versions, Intel(R) TXE, Intel(R) SPS
- CVE-2019-0091 Code injection in Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME), Intel (R) Trusted Execution Engine Interface (TXE)
- CVE-2019-0090 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME), Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS)
- CVE-2020-8755 Race condition in Intel(R) CSME, Intel(R) SPS
- CVE-2019-0093 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME), Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4pp9-pcmj-qjgw.