CVE-2020-8751 Information disclosure in Intel(R) CSME, Intel(R) TXE
An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can exploit insufficient control flow management in Intel CSME or TXE firmware to disclose sensitive information.
- 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-2020-8751?
CVE-2020-8751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) CSME, Intel(R) TXE, 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
Insufficient control flow management in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.80, Intel(R) TXE versions before 3.1.80 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via physical access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8751?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Intel Converged Security and Manageability Engine, Intel Trusted Execution Technology.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8751?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8751 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8751 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8751 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) CSME, Intel(R) TXE
- 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-86f6-pj5r-m8p3.