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CVE-2020-0586

• 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
• Weakness: CWE-665

Description

Improper initialization in subsystem for Intel(R) SPS versions before SPS_E3_04.01.04.109.0 and SPS_E3_04.08.04.070.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS): from sps_e3_04.00.00.000.0 before sps_e3_04.01.04.109.0; from sps_e3_04.08.00.000.0 before sps_e3_04.08.04.070.0; from sps_e5_04.00.00.000.0 before sps_e5_04.01.04.380.0; from sps_soc-a_04.00.00.000.0 before sps_soc-a_04.00.04.211.0; from sps_soc-x_04.00.00.000.0 before sps_soc-x_04.00.04.128.0 — fixed in sps_e3_04.01.04.109.0, sps_e3_04.08.04.070.0, sps_e5_04.01.04.380.0, sps_soc-a_04.00.04.211.0, sps_soc-x_04.00.04.128.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS) sps_e3_04.01.04.109.0, sps_e3_04.08.04.070.0, sps_e5_04.01.04.380.0, sps_soc-a_04.00.04.211.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10321
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0004/
• 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://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10321
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0004/
• 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

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