CVE-2020-8744

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-11-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-665

Description

Improper initialization in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel(R) TXE versions before 4.0.30 Intel(R) SPS versions before E3_05.01.04.200 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME), Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS): before 12.0.70; from 13.0.0 before 13.0.40; from 13.30.0 before 13.30.10; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.45; from 14.5.0 before 14.5.25 — fixed in 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45, 14.5.25
Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS): before e3_05.01.04.200 — fixed in e3_05.01.04.200
Intel Trusted Execution Engine: before 4.0.30 — fixed in 4.0.30
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU: all versions
Siemens Simatic S7-1518-4 Pn/Dp Mfp Firmware: all versions
Siemens Simatic S7-1518F-4 Pn/Dp Mfp Firmware: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME), Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS) 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45; Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS) e3_05.01.04.200; Intel Trusted Execution Engine 4.0.30. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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