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Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th and 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor families may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via lo...

CVE-2020-0529 · published 6 years ago
Summary

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th and 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor families may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
intel core_i5-7600k_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7600k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7600t_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7600t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7600_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7600_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7500_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7500t_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7500t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7442eq_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7442eq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7440hq_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7440hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7440eq_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7440eq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7400t_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7400t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7400_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7360u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7360u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7300u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7300u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7300hq_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7300hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7287u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7287u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7267u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7267u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7260u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7260u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7200u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7200u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7y54_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7y54_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-7y57_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-7y57_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7920hq_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7920hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7820hq_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7820hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7820hk_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7820hk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7820eq_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7820eq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7700hq_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7700hq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7700_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7700k_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7700k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7700t_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7700t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7660u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7660u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7600u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7600u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7567u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7567u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7560u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7560u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7500u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7500u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-7y75_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-7y75_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8665ue_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8665ue_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8665u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8665u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8557u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8557u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8850h_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8850h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8809g_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8809g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8750h_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8750h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8709g_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8709g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8706g_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8706g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8705g_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8705g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700t_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700k_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700b_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700b_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7\+8700_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7\+8700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8569u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8569u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8650u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8650u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8565u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8565u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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VendorProductAffected versions
intel core_i7-8559u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8559u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8550u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8550u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8500y_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8500y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8086k_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8086k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9980hk_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9980hk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9880h_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9880h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9900t_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9900t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9900ks_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9900ks_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9900kf_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9900kf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9900k_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9900k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9900_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9900_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10875h_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10875h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10850h_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10850h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10810u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10810u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10750h_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10750h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10710u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10710u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700te_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700te_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700t_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700kf_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700kf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700k_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700f_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700e_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1065g7_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1065g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10610u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10610u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1060g7_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1060g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1068ng7_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1068ng7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10510u_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10510u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10510y_firmware All versions
cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10510y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th and 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor families may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via lo...
Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th and 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor families may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
7.8 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-665Improper Initialization
Timeline
Published15 Jun 2020
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2020-0529 · NVD
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