CVE-2026-20898
Improper access control in the firmware for some in Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel...
Improper access control in the firmware for some in Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an escalation of privilege. Startup code and SMM adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) impacts.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.5
Improper access control in the firmware for some in Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an escalation of privilege. Startup code and SMM adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) impacts.
- Record
CVE-2026-20898- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-56509
8.5
Improper access control in the firmware for some in Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an escalation of privilege. Startup code and SMM adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) impacts.
- Record
EUVD-2026-56509- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x334-5fcx-5jhr
8.5
Improper access control in the firmware for some in Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel...
Improper access control in the firmware for some in Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an escalation of privilege. Startup code and SMM adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) impacts.
- Record
GHSA-x334-5fcx-5jhr- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.5
Improper access control in the firmware for some in Alias Checking Trusted Module for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors may allow an escalation of privilege. Startup code and SMM adversary with a privileged user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires no user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (none) impacts.
- Record
CVE-2026-20898- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel xeon 6315p firmware
- intel xeon 6325p firmware
- intel xeon 6333p firmware
- intel xeon 6337p firmware
- intel xeon 6349p firmware
- intel xeon 6353p firmware
- intel xeon 6357p firmware
- intel xeon 6369p firmware
- intel xeon 6377p firmware
- intel xeon 6503p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6503p firmware
- intel xeon 6505p firmware
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- intel xeon 6507p firmware
- intel xeon 6511p firmware
- intel xeon 6513p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6515p firmware
- intel xeon 6516p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6517p firmware
- intel xeon 6518p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6520p firmware
- intel xeon 6521p firmware
- intel xeon 6523p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6527p firmware
- intel xeon 6530p firmware
- intel xeon 6532p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6533p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6543p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6544p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6546p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6548p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6553p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6556p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6563p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6706p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6710e firmware
- intel xeon 6714p firmware
- intel xeon 6716p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6718p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6724p firmware
- intel xeon 6725p firmware
- intel xeon 6726p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6728p firmware
- intel xeon 6730p firmware
- intel xeon 6731e firmware
- intel xeon 6731p firmware
- intel xeon 6732p firmware
- intel xeon 6736p firmware
- intel xeon 6737p firmware
- intel xeon 6738p firmware
- intel xeon 6740e firmware
- intel xeon 6740p firmware
- intel xeon 6741p firmware
- intel xeon 6745p firmware
- intel xeon 6746e firmware
- intel xeon 6747p firmware
- intel xeon 6748p firmware
- intel xeon 6756e firmware
- intel xeon 6756p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6760p firmware
- intel xeon 6761p firmware
- intel xeon 6766e firmware
- intel xeon 6766p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6767p firmware
- intel xeon 6768p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6768p firmware
- intel xeon 6774p firmware
- intel xeon 6776p-b firmware
- intel xeon 6776p firmware
- intel xeon 6780e firmware
- intel xeon 6781p firmware
- intel xeon 6787p firmware
- intel xeon 6788p firmware
- intel xeon 6944p firmware
- intel xeon 6952p firmware
- intel xeon 6960p firmware
- intel xeon 6962p firmware
- intel xeon 6972p firmware
- intel xeon 6978p firmware
- intel xeon 6979p firmware
- intel xeon 6980p firmware
- intel xeon bronze 3408u firmware
- intel xeon bronze 3508u firmware
- intel xeon gold 5403n firmware
- intel xeon gold 5411n firmware
- intel xeon gold 5412u firmware
- intel xeon gold 5415\+ firmware
- intel xeon gold 5415 firmware
- intel xeon gold 5416s firmware
- intel xeon gold 5418n firmware
- intel xeon gold 5418y firmware
- intel xeon gold 5420\+ firmware
- intel xeon gold 5420 firmware
- intel xeon gold 5423n firmware
- intel xeon gold 5433n firmware
- intel xeon gold 5512u firmware
- intel xeon gold 5515\+ firmware
- intel xeon gold 5520\+ firmware
- intel xeon gold 6403n firmware
- intel xeon gold 6414u firmware
- intel xeon gold 6416h firmware
- intel xeon gold 6418h firmware
- intel xeon gold 6421n firmware
- intel xeon gold 6423n firmware
- intel xeon gold 6426y firmware
- intel xeon gold 6428n firmware
- intel xeon gold 6430 firmware
- intel xeon gold 6433n firmware
- intel xeon gold 6433ne firmware
- intel xeon gold 6434 firmware
- intel xeon gold 6434h firmware
- intel xeon gold 6438m firmware
- intel xeon gold 6438n firmware
- intel xeon gold 6438y\+ firmware
- intel xeon gold 6438y firmware
- intel xeon gold 6442y firmware
- intel xeon gold 6443n firmware
- intel xeon gold 6444y firmware
- intel xeon gold 6448h firmware
- intel xeon gold 6448y firmware
- intel xeon gold 6454s firmware
- intel xeon gold 6458q firmware
- intel xeon gold 6526y firmware
- intel xeon gold 6530 firmware
- intel xeon gold 6534 firmware
- intel xeon gold 6538n firmware
- intel xeon gold 6538y\+ firmware
- intel xeon gold 6542y firmware
- intel xeon gold 6544y firmware
- intel xeon gold 6548n firmware
- intel xeon gold 6548y\+ firmware
- intel xeon gold 6554s firmware
- intel xeon gold 6558q firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8444h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8450h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8452y firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8454h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8458p firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8460h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8460y\+ firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8460y firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8461v firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8462y\+ firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8462y firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8468 firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8468h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8468v firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8470 firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8470n firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8470q firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8471n firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8480\+ firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8480 firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8490h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8558 firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8558p firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8558u firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8562y\+ firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8568y\+ firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8570 firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8571n firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8580 firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8581v firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8592\+ firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8592v firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8593q firmware
- intel xeon silver 4410t firmware
- intel xeon silver 4410tm firmware
- intel xeon silver 4410y firmware
- intel xeon silver 4416\+ firmware
- intel xeon silver 4416 firmware
- intel xeon silver 4509y firmware
- intel xeon silver 4510 firmware
- intel xeon silver 4510t firmware
- intel xeon silver 4514y firmware
- intel xeon silver 4516y\+ firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-20898 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Intel Xeon 6315p Firmware, published August 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.