CVE-2020-12300
HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 13, 2020 at 03:25 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:51 AM UTC
47 products affected across 1 vendorS2600CWTS FirmwareS2600KPFR FirmwareS2600CWTR Firmware
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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
Uninitialized pointer in BIOS firmware for Intel(R) Server Board Families S2600CW, S2600KP, S2600TP, and S2600WT 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.
v < 01.01.0029
Affected range stops below 01.01.0029, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600cw2 (same device)
v < 01.01.0029
Affected range stops below 01.01.0029, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600cw2r (same device)
v < 01.01.0029
Affected range stops below 01.01.0029, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600cw2s (same device)
v < 01.01.0029
Affected range stops below 01.01.0029, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600cw2sr (same device)
v < 01.01.0029
Affected range stops below 01.01.0029, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600cwt (same device)
v < 01.01.0029
Affected range stops below 01.01.0029, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600cwtr (same device)
v < 01.01.0029
Affected range stops below 01.01.0029, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600cwts (same device)
v < 01.01.0029
Affected range stops below 01.01.0029, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600cwtsr (same device)
v < 01.01.0029
Affected range stops below 01.01.0029, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600kp (same device)
v < 01.01.0029
Affected range stops below 01.01.0029, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600kpf (same device)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0001/x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00367.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-824
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