CVE-2020-8738

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2020 at 06:04 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
346 products affected across 2 vendorsCloud BackupBIOSFas /aff BIOS

Using Intel BIOS platform sample code for some Intel(R) Processors by N/A?

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

Improper conditions check in Intel BIOS platform sample code for some Intel(R) Processors before 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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intel-atom-c3308 (environment) · intel-atom-c3336 (environment) · intel-atom-c3338 (environment) · intel-atom-c3338r (environment) · intel-atom-c3436l (environment) · intel-atom-c3508 (environment) · intel-atom-c3538 (environment) · intel-atom-c3558 (environment) · intel-atom-c3558r (environment) · intel-atom-c3708 (environment) · intel-atom-c3750 (environment) · intel-atom-c3758 (environment) · intel-atom-c3758r (environment) · intel-atom-c3808 (environment) · intel-atom-c3830 (environment) · intel-atom-c3850 (environment) · intel-atom-c3858 (environment) · intel-atom-c3950 (environment) · intel-atom-c3955 (environment) · intel-atom-c3958 (environment) · 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) · 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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

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CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-754

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