7.8
CWE
20
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-0590: Input Validation

First published: Thu Nov 12 2020(Updated: )

Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Credit: secure@intel.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Xeon 5220R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6208U Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6208U Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6248R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6248R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6250
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6250 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6250L Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6258R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6258R Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4210R Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4210R Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4210T Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4210T
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9222
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon 5215L Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Firmware
Intel Xeon 5215L Firmware
Intel Xeon 5215L
Intel Xeon 5217 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Firmware
Intel Xeon 5218 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Firmware
Intel Xeon 5218B Firmware
Intel Xeon 5218B
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Xeon 5218T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Xeon Gold Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220
Intel Xeon Gold 5220S Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220S Firmware
Intel Xeon 5220T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5220T Firmware
Intel Xeon 5222 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5222 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6209U Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6209U Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6222V Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6222V Firmware
Intel Xeon 6226 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Firmware
Intel Xeon 6230 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230N
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Firmware
Intel Xeon 6234 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6234 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238M Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240
Intel Xeon Gold 6240 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6240
Intel Xeon 6242 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Firmware
Intel Xeon 6244 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6244 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246R Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6246 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6248
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Firmware
Intel Xeon 6252N Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6262V Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6262V Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon 9282
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Firmware
Intel Xeon 4209T Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4209T Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4210
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4214Y Firmware
Intel Xeon 4215 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4215 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4216 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138P Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138P Firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon Bronze Processors
Intel Xeon 5115 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Intel Xeon Gold Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5119T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5120 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5120T
Intel Xeon 5122 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Firmware
Intel Xeon 6126 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6126
Intel Xeon 6126 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
Intel Xeon 6126 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6126T
Intel Xeon Gold 6128 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6128 Firmware
Intel Xeon 6130F Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6130
Intel Xeon 6130F Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6130F Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6130T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6130T
Intel Xeon 6132 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6132
Intel Xeon 6134 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
Intel Xeon 6136 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6136
Intel Xeon 6138F Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Firmware
Intel Xeon 6138T Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Firmware
Intel Xeon 6140 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6140
Intel Xeon 6142f Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6142
Intel Xeon 6142f Firmware
Intel Xeon 6142f Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Firmware
Intel Xeon 6148f Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Intel Xeon 6148f Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6148
Intel Xeon 6150 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6150
Intel Xeon 6152 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6152
Intel Xeon 6154 Firmware
Intel Xeon Gold 6154 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176F Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon Platinum Processors
Intel Xeon Processors Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver Processors
Intel Xeon 4109T Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
Intel Xeon 4110 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4110 Firmware
Intel Xeon 4112 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4112
Intel Xeon 4114 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4114
Intel Xeon 4114T Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
Intel Xeon 4116 Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Firmware
Intel Xeon Silver 4116T Firmware
NetApp Cloud Backup
IBM Data ONTAP
NetApp FAS/AFF BIOS
Siemens Simatic IPC527G<1.4.0
Siemens Simatic IPC527G Firmware
Siemens Simatic IPC547G<r1.30.0
Siemens Simatic IPC547G Firmware
Siemens Simatic IPC627E Firmware<25.02.08
Siemens Simatic IPC627E Firmware
Siemens Simatic IPC647E Firmware<25.02.08
Siemens Simatic IPC647E Firmware
Siemens Simatic IPC677E Firmware<25.02.08
Siemens Simatic IPC677E Firmware
Siemens Simatic IPC847E Firmware<25.02.08
Siemens Simatic IPC847E Firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-0590?

    CVE-2020-0590 has a severity rating of high due to potential escalation of privilege vulnerabilities affecting certain Intel processors.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-0590?

    To fix CVE-2020-0590, ensure that your affected Intel BIOS firmware is updated to the latest version provided by the manufacturer.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2020-0590?

    CVE-2020-0590 primarily affects users of specific Intel Xeon processors and their associated BIOS firmware.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2020-0590?

    The impact of CVE-2020-0590 could allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate their privileges via local access.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2020-0590?

    Currently, the recommended workaround for CVE-2020-0590 is to apply the firmware updates from Intel.

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