CVE-2020-24507

Local privileged information disclosure

Published Jun 9, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Improper initialization in Intel CSME before the listed firmware releases allows local users with high privileges to disclose information. Intel identifies only an unspecified CSME subsystem and has not published which resource is left uninitialized or how its contents become exposed. Exploitation requires high local privileges, and the documented consequence is limited to confidentiality with no integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper initialization in Intel CSME before the listed firmware releases allows local users with high privileges to disclose information. Intel identifies only an unspecified CSME subsystem and has not published which resource is left uninitialized or how its contents become exposed. Exploitation requires high local privileges, and the documented consequence is limited to confidentiality with no integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-24507
Published
Jun 9, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Converged Security and Manageability Engine
Classifications
CWE-665
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 9, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=versions before 11.8.86, 11.12.86, 11.22.86, 12.0.81, 13.0.47, 13.30.17, 14.1.53, 14.5.32, 13.50.11 and 15.0.22

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Converged Security and Manageability Engineversion=versions before 11.8.86, 11.12.86, 11.22.86, 12.0.81, 13.0.47, 13.30.17, 14.1.53, 14.5.32, 13.50.11 and 15.0.22

Published CVSS scores

4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.0Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-665Improper Initialization

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