CVE-2020-11684
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
AT91bootstrap before 3.9.2 does not properly wipe encryption and authentication keys from memory before passing control to a less privileged software component. This can be exploited to disclose these keys and subsequently encrypt and sign the next boot stage (such as the bootloader).
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
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affected products (2)
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references (7)
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- https://github.com/linux4sam/at91bootstrap/commit/45419497309ffbf27c17ea7938499aca99168927cnnvd
- https://labs.f-secure.com/advisories/microchip-at91bootstrap/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11684cnnvd
- https://github.com/linux4sam/at91bootstrap/commit/45419497309ffbf27c17ea7938499aca99168927enisa_euvd
- https://labs.f-secure.com/advisories/microchip-at91bootstrap/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/linux4sam/at91bootstrap/commit/45419497309ffbf27c17ea7938499aca99168927PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://labs.f-secure.com/advisories/microchip-at91bootstrap/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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