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CVE-2020-12303

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-12303 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DAL subsystem of Intel CSME and TXE firmware versions, potentially allowing an authenticated local user to escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 11.8.80CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:converged_security_and_manageability_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 11.12.0, < 11.12.80CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:converged_security_and_manageability_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 11.22.0, < 11.22.80CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:converged_security_and_manageability_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 12.0, < 12.0.70CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:converged_security_and_manageability_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 14.0, < 14.0.45CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:converged_security_and_manageability_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20201113-0002
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20201113-0005
Third Party Advisory
intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391
Vendor Advisory