CVE-2020-8685 json
Improper authentication in subsystem for Intel (R) LED Manager for NUC before version 1.2.3 may allow privileged user to potentially enable…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-29533
- cvss
- 4.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper authentication in subsystem for Intel (R) LED Manager for NUC before version 1.2.3 may allow privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Patch / fix
- intel led_manager_for_nuc 1.2.3
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0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Intel (R) LED Manager for NUC Advisory
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
-
intel.com
/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00376.html
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-8685
- NVD CVE-2020-8685
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