CVE-2020-8758
CVE-2020-8758 is a critical vulnerability affecting Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Standard Manageability (ISM) firmware versions prior to 11.8.79, 11.12.79, 11.22.79, 12.0.68, and 14.0.39. This flaw, stemming from improper buffer restrictions in the network subsystem, allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve escalation of privilege via network access on provisioned systems. It carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
Impacted Technologies
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.8, < 11.8.79CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:standard_manageability:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.12, < 11.12.79CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:standard_manageability:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.22, < 11.22.79CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:standard_manageability:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0, < 12.0.68CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:standard_manageability:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0, < 14.0.39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:standard_manageability:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS Data
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Social Chatter
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
Media Mentions
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.