CVE-2020-12337
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to...
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs 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
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-12337- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-12337- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-4649 No score
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2020-4649- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5c76-55wp-h5v9 No score
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to...
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-5c76-55wp-h5v9- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel nuc 8 mainstream-g kit nuc8i5inh firmware
- intel nuc 8 mainstream-g kit nuc8i7inh firmware
- intel nuc 8 mainstream-g mini pc nuc8i5inh firmware
- intel nuc 8 mainstream-g mini pc nuc8i7inh firmware
- intel nuc 8 pro board nuc8i3pnb firmware
- intel nuc 8 pro kit nuc8i3pnh firmware
- intel nuc 8 pro kit nuc8i3pnk firmware
- intel nuc 8 pro mini pc nuc8i3pnk firmware
- intel nuc 8 rugged kit nuc8cchkr firmware
- intel nuc 9 pro kit nuc9v7qnx firmware
- intel nuc 9 pro kit nuc9vxqnx firmware
- intel nuc board h27002-400 firmware
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- intel nuc board h27002-401 firmware
- intel nuc board h27002-402 firmware
- intel nuc board h27002-404 firmware
- intel nuc board h27002-500 firmware
- intel nuc board nuc8cchb firmware
- intel nuc kit h26998-401 firmware
- intel nuc kit h26998-402 firmware
- intel nuc kit h26998-403 firmware
- intel nuc kit h26998-404 firmware
- intel nuc kit h26998-405 firmware
- intel nuc kit h26998-500 firmware
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-2020-12337 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Intel Nuc 8 Mainstream-g Kit Nuc8i5inh Firmware, published November 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.