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CVE-2020-0590

• 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: 2020-11-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5118 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5119T Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5120T Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5220R Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5220S Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5220T Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5222 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6126T Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6128 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6130 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6130F Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6130T Firmware: all versions

References

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-678983.pdf
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0001/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00358
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-678983.pdf
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0001/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00358

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