CVE-2020-12301

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 13, 2020 at 03:26 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:51 AM UTC
18 products affected across 1 vendorS2600BPBR FirmwareS2600STBR FirmwareS2600WFQR Firmware

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for Intel(R) Server Board Families S2600ST, S2600BP and S2600WF 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 < 02.01.0012
Affected range stops below 02.01.0012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 02.01.0012
Affected range stops below 02.01.0012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600bpqr (same device)
v < 02.01.0012
Affected range stops below 02.01.0012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600bpsr (same device)
v < 02.01.0012
Affected range stops below 02.01.0012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600stbr (same device)
v < 02.01.0012
Affected range stops below 02.01.0012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600stqr (same device)
v < 02.01.0012
Affected range stops below 02.01.0012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600wf0r (same device)
v < 02.01.0012
Affected range stops below 02.01.0012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600wfqr (same device)
v < 02.01.0012
Affected range stops below 02.01.0012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600wftr (same device)
v < 02.01.0012
Affected range stops below 02.01.0012, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-s2600bpbr (same device)

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
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-665

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