CVE-2020-8672
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 27 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Out of bound read in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor 4000 Series Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable elevation of privilege or denial of service via local access.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a Intel BIOS Advisory≤ https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00356.htmlenisa_euvdEU
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8672cnnvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-37550cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3096/cnnvd
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00356.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00356.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00356.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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