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CVE-2020-8749

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% 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-125

Description

Out-of-bounds read in subsystem for Intel(R) AMT versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70 and 14.0.45 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Active Management Technology (AMT): before 11.8.80; from 11.12.0 before 11.12.80; from 11.22.0 before 11.22.80; from 12.0 before 12.0.70; from 14.0 before 14.0.45 — fixed in 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 11.8.80, 12.0.70, 14.0.45
• NetApp Cloud Backup: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Active Management Technology (AMT) 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 11.8.80, 12.0.70. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0003/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0003/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391

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