CVE-2020-12360
Out of bounds read in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user...
Out of bounds read in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated 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
- Low
- 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 read in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-12360- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Out of bounds read in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-12360- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-4672
Out of bounds read in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2020-4672- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-76g2-m2qr-cq8c
Out of bounds read in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user...
Out of bounds read in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-76g2-m2qr-cq8c- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-12360 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Bios, published June 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.