CVE-2020-12300 json
Uninitialized pointer in BIOS firmware for Intel(R) Server Board Families S2600CW, S2600KP, S2600TP, and S2600WT may allow a privileged use…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-4612
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- intel s2600cw2_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600cw2s_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600cwt_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600cwts_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600cw2r_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600cw2sr_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600cwtr_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600cwtsr_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600kp_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600kpf_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600kpr_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600kpfr_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600kptr_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600tp_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600tpf_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600tpfr_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600tpnr_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600tpr_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600wt2_firmware 01.01.0029
- intel s2600wtt_firmware 01.01.0029
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0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Intel(R) Server Board Families Advisory
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer
References
-
intel.com
/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00367.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20200814-0001/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-12300
- NVD CVE-2020-12300
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