CVE-2020-0591

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2020 at 05:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:46 AM UTC
204 products affected across 2 vendorsBIOSSIMATIC CPU 1518-4 FirmwareSIMATIC CPU 1518F 4 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Improper buffer restrictions in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

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siemens-simatic-cpu-1518-4 (same device)
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siemens-simatic-cpu-1518f-4 (same device)
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intel-core-i5-7640x (environment) · intel-core-i7-3820 (environment) · intel-core-i7-3920xm (environment) · intel-core-i7-3930k (environment) · intel-core-i7-3940xm (environment) · intel-core-i7-3960x (environment) · intel-core-i7-3970x (environment) · intel-core-i7-4820k (environment) · intel-core-i7-4930k (environment) · intel-core-i7-4930mx (environment) · intel-core-i7-4940mx (environment) · intel-core-i7-4960x (environment) · intel-core-i7-5820k (environment) · intel-core-i7-5930k (environment) · intel-core-i7-5960x (environment) · intel-core-i7-6800k (environment) · intel-core-i7-6850k (environment) · intel-core-i7-6900k (environment) · intel-core-i7-6950x (environment) · intel-core-i7-7740x (environment) · intel-core-i7-7800x (environment) · intel-core-i7-7820x (environment) · intel-core-i7-9800x (environment) · intel-core-i9-10900x (environment) · intel-core-i9-10920x (environment) · intel-core-i9-10940x (environment) · intel-core-i9-10980xe (environment) · intel-core-i9-7900x (environment) · intel-core-i9-7920x (environment) · intel-core-i9-7940x (environment) · intel-core-i9-7960x (environment) · intel-core-i9-7980xe (environment) · intel-core-i9-9820x (environment) · intel-core-i9-9900x (environment) · intel-core-i9-9920x (environment) · intel-core-i9-9940x (environment) · intel-core-i9-9960x (environment) · intel-core-i9-9980xe (environment) · intel-xeon-bronze-3204 (environment) · intel-xeon-bronze-3206r (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1513n (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1518 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1520 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1521 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1523n (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1527 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1528 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1529 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1531 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1533n (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1537 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1539 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1540 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1541 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1543n (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1548 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1553n (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1557 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1559 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1567 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1571 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1577 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1602 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1622 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1623n (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1627 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1633n (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1637 (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1649n (environment) · intel-xeon-d-1653n (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2123it (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2141i (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2142it (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2143it (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2145nt (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2146nt (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2161i (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2163it (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2166nt (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2173it (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2177nt (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2183it (environment) · intel-xeon-d-2187nt (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5215 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5215l (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5217 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5218 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5218b (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5218n (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5218r (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5218t (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5220 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5220r (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5220s (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5220t (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-5222 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6208u (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6209u (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6210u (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6212u (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6222v (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6226 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6226r (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6230 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6230n (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6230r (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6230t (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6234 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6238 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6238l (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6238r (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6238t (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6240 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6240l (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6240r (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6240y (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6242 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6242r (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6244 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6246 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6246r (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6248 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6248r (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6250 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6250l (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6252 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6252n (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6254 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6256 (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6258r (environment) · intel-xeon-gold-6262v (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-8253 (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-8256 (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-8260l (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-8260y (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-8268 (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-8270 (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-8276 (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-8276l (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-8280 (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-8280l (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-9221 (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-9222 (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-9242 (environment) · intel-xeon-platinum-9282 (environment) · intel-xeon-silver-4208 (environment) · intel-xeon-silver-4209t (environment) · intel-xeon-silver-4210 (environment) · intel-xeon-silver-4210r (environment) · intel-xeon-silver-4210t (environment) · intel-xeon-silver-4214 (environment) · intel-xeon-silver-4214r (environment) · intel-xeon-silver-4214y (environment) · intel-xeon-silver-4215 (environment) · intel-xeon-silver-4215r (environment) · intel-xeon-silver-4216 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-10855m (environment) · intel-xeon-w-10885m (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1250 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1250e (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1250p (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1250te (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1270 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1270e (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1270p (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1270te (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1290 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1290e (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1290p (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1290t (environment) · intel-xeon-w-1290te (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2123 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2125 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2133 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2135 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2145 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2155 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2175 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2195 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2223 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2225 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2235 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2245 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2255 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2265 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2275 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-2295 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-3175x (environment) · intel-xeon-w-3223 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-3225 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-3235 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-3245 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-3245m (environment) · intel-xeon-w-3265 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-3265m (environment) · intel-xeon-w-3275 (environment) · intel-xeon-w-3275m (environment)
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Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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