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CVE-2020-8729
Buffer copy without checking size of input for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may…
High7.8EPSS 0.35%
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- intel
Description
Buffer copy without checking size of input for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Escalation of Privilege
- CWE-120 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-120 and its CVEs
Affected products
Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules Advisory
- affected Before version 1.59
References (2)
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00384.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0002/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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