CVE-2020-8722
Buffer overflow in a subsystem for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute...
Buffer overflow in a subsystem for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 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
Buffer overflow in a subsystem for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-8722- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in a subsystem for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-8722- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29570 No score
Buffer overflow in a subsystem for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2020-29570- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w473-43fq-ghmc No score
Buffer overflow in a subsystem for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute...
Buffer overflow in a subsystem for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-w473-43fq-ghmc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel compute module hns2600bp firmware
- intel compute module hns2600kp firmware
- intel compute module hns2600tp firmware
- intel compute module s2600tp firmware
- intel server board s1200sp firmware
- intel server board s2600bp firmware
- intel server board s2600cw
- intel server board s2600kp firmware
- intel server board s2600st firmware
- intel server board s2600wf firmware
- intel server board s2600wt firmware
- intel server system lr1304sp 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-2020-8722 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Intel Compute Module Hns2600bp Firmware, published August 13, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.