CVE-2020-0541
Out-of-bounds write in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and...
Out-of-bounds write in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and 14.5.12 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Out-of-bounds write in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and 14.5.12 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-0541- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Out-of-bounds write in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and 14.5.12 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-0541- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2039 No score
Out-of-bounds write in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and 14.5.12 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2039- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7wrc-3f8m-5733 No score
Out-of-bounds write in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and...
Out-of-bounds write in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and 14.5.12 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-7wrc-3f8m-5733- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-0541 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware, published June 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.