CVE•Published 2021-06-09•Modified 2026-10-07•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2020-12359Intel · Bios
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
6.8
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
22
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 78% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Insufficient control flow management in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Timeline
Published 2021-06-09
Modified 2026-10-07
External references
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vuln:CVE-2020-12359Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Bios"Hosts Shodan identified as running Bios.
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2020-12359Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2020-12359Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2020-12359Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2020-12359GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2020-12359" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2020-12359 on GitHub.
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