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CVE-2020-8693

• 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: 2020-11-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Improper buffer restrictions in the firmware of the Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controllers may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.

Affected products

• Intel V710-At2 Firmware: before 7.3 — fixed in 7.3
• Intel X710-At2 Firmware: before 7.3 — fixed in 7.3
• Intel X710-Bm2 Firmware: before 7.3 — fixed in 7.3
• Intel X710-Tm4 Firmware: before 7.3 — fixed in 7.3
• Intel Xl710-Bm1 Firmware: before 7.3 — fixed in 7.3
• Intel Xl710-Bm2 Firmware: before 7.3 — fixed in 7.3
• Intel Xxv710-Am1 Firmware: before 7.3 — fixed in 7.3
• Intel Xxv710-Am2 Firmware: before 7.3 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel V710-At2 Firmware 7.3; Intel X710-At2 Firmware 7.3; Intel X710-Bm2 Firmware 7.3; Intel X710-Tm4 Firmware 7.3; Intel Xl710-Bm1 Firmware 7.3; Intel Xl710-Bm2 Firmware 7.3; Intel Xxv710-Am1 Firmware 7.3; Intel Xxv710-Am2 Firmware 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00380
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00380

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