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CVE-2020-8711

• 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 the bootloader for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 2.45 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Compute Module Hns2600Bp Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Compute Module Hns2600Kp Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Compute Module Hns2600Tp Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Compute Module S2600Tp Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server Board S1200Sp Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server Board S2600Bp Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server Board S2600Cw: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server Board S2600Kp Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel(R) Server Board S2600ST Family firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server Board S2600Wf Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server Board S2600Wt Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server System Lr1304Sp Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server System Lsvrp Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server System R1000Sp Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server System R1000Wf Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server System R1000Wt Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server System R2000Wf Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45
• Intel Server System R2000Wt Firmware: before 2.45 — fixed in 2.45

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Compute Module Hns2600Bp Firmware 2.45; Intel Compute Module Hns2600Kp Firmware 2.45; Intel Compute Module Hns2600Tp Firmware 2.45; Intel Compute Module S2600Tp Firmware 2.45; Intel Server Board S1200Sp Firmware 2.45; Intel Server Board S2600Bp Firmware 2.45; Intel Server Board S2600Cw 2.45; Intel Server Board S2600Kp Firmware 2.45; Intel(R) Server Board S2600ST Family firmware 2.45; Intel Server Board S2600Wf Firmware 2.45; Intel Server Board S2600Wt Firmware 2.45; Intel Server System Lr1304Sp Firmware 2.45. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0002/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00384.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0002/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00384.html

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