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CVE-2020-8756

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 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-20

Description

Improper input validation in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70 and 14.0.45 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Converged Security And Manageability Engine: 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

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Converged Security And Manageability Engine 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-20201113-0002/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0002/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391

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