CVE-2020-8755 Race condition in Intel(R) CSME, Intel(R) SPS
An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can exploit a race condition in Intel CSME firmware to escalate privileges.
- 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-2020-8755?
CVE-2020-8755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) CSME, 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
Race condition in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.70 and 14.0.45, Intel(R) SPS versions before E5_04.01.04.400 and E3_05.01.04.200 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8755?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Intel Converged Security and Management Engine, Intel Server Platform Services.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8755?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8755 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8755 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8755 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) CSME, Intel(R) SPS
- CVE-2020-8744 Privilege escalation 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-2019-0093 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME), Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cqmw-3h5w-7xq6.