CVE-2020-8709 describes an improper authentication vulnerability in socket services affecting specific Intel Server Boards, Server Systems, and Compute Modules prior to version 2.45. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating that an unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access could exploit it to achieve escalation of privilege, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:server_board_s2600wt_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:server_system_r1000wt_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:server_system_r2000wt_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:server_board_s2600cw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:compute_module_hns2600kp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.