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CVE-2020-8694

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-8694 describes an insufficient access control vulnerability in the Linux kernel driver for certain Intel Processors, potentially allowing an authenticated local user to disclose information. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) requires local access and low attack complexity, with a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Despite this, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, often in the context of broader Intel security updates and attacks like PLATYPUS.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8510y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8500y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8310y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8210y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8200y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2020-8694Moderate

kernel: Insufficient access control vulnerability in PowerCap Framework

Nov 10, 2020

References

cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-678983.pdf
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00389
Vendor Advisory