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CVE-2020-24495

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 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: 2021-02-17 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Insufficient access control in the firmware for the Intel(R) 700-series of Ethernet Controllers before version 7.3 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) 700-series of Ethernet Controllers: before 7.3 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) 700-series of Ethernet Controllers 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00456.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00456.html

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