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CVE-2020-8684

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 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

Description

Improper access control in firmware for Intel(R) PAC with Arria(R) 10 GX FPGA before Intel Acceleration Stack version 1.2.1 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Acceleration Stack: before 1.2.1 — fixed in 1.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Acceleration Stack 1.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00375.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00375.html

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