CVE-2020-8705 describes an insecure default initialization vulnerability in Intel Boot Guard, affecting Intel CSME, TXE, and SPS versions prior to specified updates. This flaw could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to potentially escalate privileges. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), the vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires physical access and low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant media coverage, though it has garnered minor community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.0, < 13.0.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:converged_security_and_manageability_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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.