Is CVE-2020-8704 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8704 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8704?

CVE-2020-8704 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8704?

CVE-2020-8704 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8704?

Upgrade local manageability service to 2039.1.0.0 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8704

MEDIUM

6.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Race condition in a subsystem in the Intel(R) LMS versions before 2039.1.0.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

local manageability serviceNVD

Affected:< 2039.1.0.0Fixed in:2039.1.0.0CVE-2020-8704derived from NVD

simatic ipc627e firmwareNVD

Affected:< 25.02.10Fixed in:25.02.10CVE-2020-8704derived from NVD

simatic ipc647e firmwareNVD

Affected:< 25.02.10Fixed in:25.02.10CVE-2020-8704derived from NVD

simatic ipc677e firmwareNVD

Affected:< 25.02.10Fixed in:25.02.10CVE-2020-8704derived from NVD

simatic ipc847e firmwareNVD

Affected:< 25.02.10Fixed in:25.02.10CVE-2020-8704derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

intel.com

Third-Party Advisory1

cert-portal.siemens.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-362 (Race Condition) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-6387	High	8.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-36884	High	7.5	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-15473	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27983	High	8.2	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0226	Medium	6.8	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-5195	High	7.0	84%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.