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01 Record

CVE-2020-8696

Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: intel
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 38.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-11-12 18:02Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 10:03Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-02-06
Assigning CNA
intel
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-212Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or TransferBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
35565ee214f1fd47b5ea61a17648d22b7a5e631cb82677b34f714f4cf4c602bb

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
n/aIntel(R) ProcessorsSee references—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • intel-ucode
    Fixed in 20210216-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • intel-microcode
    Fixed in 3.20201110.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • intel-microcode
    Fixed in 3.20201110.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • intel-microcode
    Fixed in 3.20201110.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • intel-microcode
    Fixed in 3.20201110.0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • intel-microcode
    Fixed in 3.20210216.0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • intel-microcode
    Fixed in 3.20210216.0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • intel-microcode
    Fixed in 3.20201110.0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.