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CVE-2020-12301

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-665

Description

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for Intel(R) Server Board Families S2600ST, S2600BP and S2600WF may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel S2600Bpbr Firmware: before 02.01.0012 — fixed in 02.01.0012
• Intel S2600Bpqr Firmware: before 02.01.0012 — fixed in 02.01.0012
• Intel S2600Bpsr Firmware: before 02.01.0012 — fixed in 02.01.0012
• Intel S2600Stbr Firmware: before 02.01.0012 — fixed in 02.01.0012
• Intel S2600Stqr Firmware: before 02.01.0012 — fixed in 02.01.0012
• Intel S2600Wf0R Firmware: before 02.01.0012 — fixed in 02.01.0012
• Intel S2600Wfqr Firmware: before 02.01.0012 — fixed in 02.01.0012
• Intel S2600Wftr Firmware: before 02.01.0012 — fixed in 02.01.0012

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel S2600Bpbr Firmware 02.01.0012; Intel S2600Bpqr Firmware 02.01.0012; Intel S2600Bpsr Firmware 02.01.0012; Intel S2600Stbr Firmware 02.01.0012; Intel S2600Stqr Firmware 02.01.0012; Intel S2600Wf0R Firmware 02.01.0012; Intel S2600Wfqr Firmware 02.01.0012; Intel S2600Wftr Firmware 02.01.0012. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0001/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00367.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0001/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00367.html

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