Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-12890
Improper handling of pointers in the System Management Mode (SMM) handling code may allow for a privileged attacker with physical or administrative access to potentially manipulate the AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture (AGESA) to execute arbitrary code undetected by the operating system.
Vulnerability category: Execute code
Products affected by CVE-2020-12890
- cpe:2.3:o:amd:amd_generic_encapsulated_software_architecture:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-12890
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 13 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-12890
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.2
|
HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
6.7
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2020-12890
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https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security
AMD Product Security | AMDVendor Advisory
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