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CVE-2020-8755

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 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
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

Race condition in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.70 and 14.0.45, Intel(R) SPS versions before E5_04.01.04.400 and E3_05.01.04.200 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME), Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS): before 12.0.70; from 14.0.0 before 14.0.45 — fixed in 12.0.70, 14.0.45
• Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS): before e5_04.01.04.400; before e3_05.01.04.200 — fixed in e3_05.01.04.200, e5_04.01.04.400

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME), Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS) 12.0.70, 14.0.45; Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS) e3_05.01.04.200, e5_04.01.04.400. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0002/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0004/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0002/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0004/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391

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