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CVE-2020-12297

• 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

Description

Improper access control in Installer for Intel(R) CSME Driver for Windows versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel TXE 3.1.80, 4.0.30 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privileges via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Converged Security And Manageability Engine: before 11.8.80; from 11.12.0 before 11.12.80; from 11.22.0 before 11.22.80; from 12.0 before 12.0.70; from 14.0 before 14.0.45; from 14.5.0 before 14.5.25 — fixed in 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 11.8.80, 12.0.70, 14.0.45, 14.5.25
• Intel Trusted Execution Technology: 3.1.80, 4.0.30

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Converged Security And Manageability Engine 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 11.8.80, 12.0.70. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0002/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0005/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0002/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0005/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391

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