Improper Authentication Vulnerability in Intel Server Boards and Systems

CVE-2020-8709

Summary

An improper authentication vulnerability exists in the socket services of certain Intel Server Boards, Server Systems, and Compute Modules prior to version 2.45. This flaw could potentially allow an unauthenticated user with adjacent access to execute unauthorized commands, thereby risking privilege escalation. System administrators are advised to upgrade their products to the latest versions to mitigate this risk. For more details, refer to Intel's advisory at https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00384.html and NetApp's advisory at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0002/

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