# What is CVE-2020-24457? > CVE-2020-24457 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.6) in Core I7-8665ue Firmware from Intel, published on 14 September 2020. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.4%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix. Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2020-24457 ## At a glance - **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. - **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 46 out of 100 (Medium); action: Plan remediation. Kept up to date as the evidence changes. - **Severity:** High (CVSS 7.6 out of 10) - **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today - **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.4% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast) - **Published:** 14 September 2020 - **Record last updated:** 22 September 2020 - **Main product:** Core I7-8665ue Firmware from Intel - **Affected products:** 100 ## What is CVE-2020-24457? In plain terms An attacker has to be physically at the device without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline. ### The official description Logic error in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th and 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via physical access. ### What kind of flaw is it? - Unknown: Unknown ### How an attack on it works - Where an attacker can be: Physically at the device - How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions - Login needed first: No login needed - Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything - What an attacker gets: Can read data, change data and take it offline Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H` ## Is CVE-2020-24457 being exploited? Not that we know of It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.4%. ### Timeline - 14 September 2020: Published - 22 September 2020: Record last updated ### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it CVE-2020-24457 scores **46 out of 100 (Medium)**, with the action "Plan remediation". Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less: - Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor - How severe it is: strong factor - How widely exposed it is: smaller factor - Threat activity around it: smaller factor 85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it. ## Who is affected by CVE-2020-24457? The published record lists 100 products. - [Core I7-8665ue Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8665ue_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10510u](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10510u) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10510u Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10510u_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10510y](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10510y) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10510y Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10510y_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-1060g7](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-1060g7) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-1060g7 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-1060g7_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10610u](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10610u) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10610u Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10610u_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-1065g7](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-1065g7) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-1065g7 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-1065g7_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-1068ng7](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-1068ng7) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-1068ng7 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-1068ng7_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10700](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10700 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10700e](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700e) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10700e Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700e_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10700f](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700f) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10700f Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700f_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10700k](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700k) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10700k Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700k_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10700kf](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700kf) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10700kf Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700kf_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10700t](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700t) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10700t Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700t_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10700te](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700te) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10700te Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10700te_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10710u](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10710u) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10710u Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10710u_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10750h](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10750h) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10750h Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10750h_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10810u](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10810u) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10810u Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10810u_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10850h](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10850h) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10850h Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10850h_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10870h](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10870h) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10870h Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10870h_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-10875h](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10875h) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-10875h Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-10875h_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8086k](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8086k) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8086k Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8086k_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8500y](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8500y) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8500y Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8500y_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8550u](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8550u) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8550u Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8550u_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8557u](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8557u) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8557u Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8557u_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8559u](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8559u) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8559u Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8559u_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8565u](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8565u) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8565u Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8565u_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8569u](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8569u) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8569u Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8569u_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8650u](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8650u) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8650u Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8650u_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8665u](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8665u) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8665u Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8665u_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8665ue](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8665ue) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8700](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8700) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8700 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8700_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8700b](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8700b) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8700b Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8700b_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8700k](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8700k) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8700k Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8700k_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8700t](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8700t) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8700t Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8700t_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8705g](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8705g) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8705g Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8705g_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8706g](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8706g) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8706g Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8706g_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8709g](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8709g) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8709g Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8709g_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8750h](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8750h) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8750h Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8750h_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8809g](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8809g) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8809g Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8809g_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I7-8850h](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8850h) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I7-8850h Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i7-8850h_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - Core I7+8700 by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - Core I7+8700 Firmware by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I9-9880h](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9880h) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I9-9880h Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9880h_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I9-9900](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9900) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I9-9900 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9900_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I9-9900k](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9900k) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I9-9900k Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9900k_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I9-9900kf](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9900kf) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I9-9900kf Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9900kf_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I9-9900ks](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9900ks) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I9-9900ks Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9900ks_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I9-9900t](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9900t) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I9-9900t Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9900t_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Core I9-9980hk](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9980hk) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Core I9-9980hk Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/core_i9-9980hk_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Pentium Silver J5005](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/pentium_silver_j5005) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Pentium Silver J5005 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/pentium_silver_j5005_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Pentium Silver J5040](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/pentium_silver_j5040) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Pentium Silver J5040 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/pentium_silver_j5040_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified - [Pentium Silver N5000](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/pentium_silver_n5000) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Hardware): version not specified - [Pentium Silver N5000 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/pentium_silver_n5000_firmware) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Operating system): version not specified ## How do I fix CVE-2020-24457? 1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list. 2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list. 3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in. 4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood. ### References - [intel.com](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00347.html) (Vendor advisory) ## Questions ### What is CVE-2020-24457? CVE-2020-24457 is a high-severity flaw in Core I7-8665ue Firmware from Intel, published on 14 September 2020. An attacker has to be physically at the device without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline. ### How serious is CVE-2020-24457? It scores 7.6 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is high. Our risk score for CVE-2020-24457 is 46 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. ### Is CVE-2020-24457 being exploited? It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. ### Which versions does CVE-2020-24457 affect? For Core I7-8665ue Firmware from Intel: version not specified. The record lists 100 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page. ### How do I fix CVE-2020-24457? Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet. ## Does CVE-2020-24457 affect you? Precursor Intelligence keeps checking for you: - **Tell us what you run.** Pick your software from a list, or let us work it out from your website. - **We match it to every flaw.** Over 400,000 published flaws, checked against your list. - **Ranked by real-world risk.** Every flaw gets a 0 to 100 risk score, kept up to date, led by evidence criminals are using it. - **Told as soon as we know.** An alert by email, in the app or by webhook to your own tools. Start free (no card, nothing to install): https://www.precursorintelligence.com/register Book a demo: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/contact