CVE-2020-8670
Race condition in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to...
CVE-2020-8670 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) 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 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.4 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.27%EPSS, 19th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Race condition in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors 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
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
- intel bios
- netapp aff bios
- netapp cloud backup
- netapp fas bios
- netapp hci compute node bios
- netapp hci storage node bios
- netapp solidfire bios
- siemens simatic field pg m6 firmware
- siemens simatic ipc427e firmware
- siemens simatic ipc477e firmware
- siemens simatic ipc477e pro firmware
- siemens simatic ipc527g firmware
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Race condition in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-8670- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Race condition in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2020-8670- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29518No score
Race condition in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2020-29518- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4282-5w9g-6q57
Race condition in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to...
Race condition in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-4282-5w9g-6q57- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.