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CVE-2020-0542

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Improper buffer restrictions in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and 14.5.12 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure or denial of service via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Corporation Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Techn: from 11.0 before 11.8.77; from 11.10 before 11.12.77; from 11.20 before 11.22.77; from 12.0 before 12.0.64; from 13.0 before 13.0.32; from 14.0 before 14.0.33 — fixed in 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 11.8.77, 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Corporation Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Techn 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 11.8.77, 12.0.64. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0006/
• https://support.lenovo.com/de/en/product_security/len-30041
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00295.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00295.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00295.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00295.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0006/
• https://support.lenovo.com/de/en/product_security/len-30041
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00295.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00295.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00295.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00295.html

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