Name: CVE-2020-8738: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-8738, CWE-754, CVSS 6.7, EPSS 0.00216

Improper conditions check in Intel BIOS platform sample code for some Intel(R) Processors before may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.7
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

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