CVE-2020-8742

Improper input validation in the firmware for Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to...

6.7 Medium

Improper input validation in the firmware for 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

0.34%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.7

Improper input validation in the firmware for Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Record: CVE-2020-8742
CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Improper input validation in the firmware for Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Record: CVE-2020-8742
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-29590 No score

Improper input validation in the firmware for Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Record: EUVD-2020-29590
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qmh-c7cm-qw9m No score

Improper input validation in the firmware for Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to...

Improper input validation in the firmware for Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Record: GHSA-2qmh-c7cm-qw9m
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-8742 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Intel Cd1c32gk Firmware, published August 13, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

History

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