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CVE-2020-24473

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Out of bounds write in the BMC firmware for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 2.48.ce3e3bd2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Baseboard Management Controller Firmware: before 2.48.ce3e3bd2 — fixed in 2.48.ce3e3bd2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Baseboard Management Controller Firmware 2.48.ce3e3bd2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00476.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00476.html

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