PT-2020-4359 · Intel · Intel Nuc

Alexander Ermolov · Published 2020-08-11 · Updated 2020-08-19 · CVE-2020-8742

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.7

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Intel NUC (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to improper input validation in the firmware, which may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. This could be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04863

CVE-2020-8742

Affected Products

Intel Nuc

References · 4

• https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00392.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8742 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04863 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8742 · Vendor Advisory