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CVE-2020-8758

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Improper buffer restrictions in network subsystem in provisioned Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM versions before 11.8.79, 11.12.79, 11.22.79, 12.0.68 and 14.0.39 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access. On un-provisioned systems, an authenticated user may potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Active Management Technology (AMT): from 11.8 before 11.8.79; from 11.12 before 11.12.79; from 11.22 before 11.22.79; from 12.0 before 12.0.68; from 14.0 before 14.0.39 — fixed in 11.12.79, 11.22.79, 11.8.79, 12.0.68, 14.0.39
• Intel Standard Manageability: from 11.8 before 11.8.79; from 11.12 before 11.12.79; from 11.22 before 11.22.79; from 12.0 before 12.0.68; from 14.0 before 14.0.39 — fixed in 11.12.79, 11.22.79, 11.8.79, 12.0.68, 14.0.39
• NetApp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Active Management Technology (AMT) 11.12.79, 11.22.79, 11.8.79, 12.0.68; Intel Standard Manageability 11.12.79, 11.22.79, 11.8.79, 12.0.68. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200911-0005/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00404.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200911-0005/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00404.html

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