# What is CVE-2020-8704? > CVE-2020-8704 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.4) in Local Manageability Service from Intel, published on 9 June 2021. 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 0.2%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix. Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2020-8704 ## 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:** 18 out of 100 (Info); action: Track. Kept up to date as the evidence changes. - **Severity:** Medium (CVSS 6.4 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:** 0.2% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast) - **Published:** 9 June 2021 - **Record last updated:** 22 April 2022 - **Main product:** Local Manageability Service from Intel - **Affected products:** 25 ## What is CVE-2020-8704? In plain terms An attacker has to be already on the device with an administrator account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline. ### The official description Race condition in a subsystem in the Intel(R) LMS versions before 2039.1.0.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. ### What kind of flaw is it? - CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') ### How an attack on it works - Where an attacker can be: Already on the device - How hard it is to pull off: Hard: conditions must line up - Login needed first: An administrator account - 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:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` ## Is CVE-2020-8704 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 0.2%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.2%. ### Timeline - 9 June 2021: Published - 22 April 2022: Record last updated ### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it CVE-2020-8704 scores **18 out of 100 (Info)**, with the action "Track". 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-2020-8704? The published record lists 25 products. Versions are as published: "before 2039.1.0.0" means every version up to, but not including, 2039.1.0.0. - [Local Manageability Service](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/intel/local_manageability_service) by [Intel](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/intel) (Application): before 2039.1.0.0 - [Simatic Field Pg M5](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_field_pg_m5) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Field Pg M5 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_field_pg_m5_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): all versions - [Simatic Field Pg M6](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_field_pg_m6) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Field Pg M6 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_field_pg_m6_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): all versions - [Simatic Ipc427e](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc427e) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Ipc427e Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc427e_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): all versions - [Simatic Ipc477e](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc477e) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Ipc477e Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc477e_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): all versions - [Simatic Ipc477e Pro](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc477e_pro) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Ipc477e Pro Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc477e_pro_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): all versions - [Simatic Ipc527g](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc527g) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Ipc527g Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc527g_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): all versions - [Simatic Ipc547g](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc547g) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Ipc547g Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc547g_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): all versions - [Simatic Ipc627e](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc627e) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Ipc627e Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc627e_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): before 25.02.10 - [Simatic Ipc647e](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc647e) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Ipc647e Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc647e_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): before 25.02.10 - [Simatic Ipc677e](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc677e) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Ipc677e Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc677e_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): before 25.02.10 - [Simatic Ipc847e](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc847e) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Ipc847e Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_ipc847e_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): before 25.02.10 - [Simatic Itp1000](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_itp1000) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Hardware): version not specified - [Simatic Itp1000 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/siemens/simatic_itp1000_firmware) by [Siemens](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/siemens) (Operating system): all versions ## How do I fix CVE-2020-8704? 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-00459.html) (Vendor advisory) - [cert-portal.siemens.com](https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-309571.pdf) (Third-party advisory) ## Questions ### What is CVE-2020-8704? CVE-2020-8704 is a medium-severity flaw in Local Manageability Service from Intel, published on 9 June 2021. An attacker has to be already on the device with an administrator account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline. ### How serious is CVE-2020-8704? It scores 6.4 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2020-8704 is 18 out of 100, which is Info. Its action is "Track". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. ### Is CVE-2020-8704 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 0.2%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. ### Which versions does CVE-2020-8704 affect? For Local Manageability Service from Intel: before 2039.1.0.0. The record lists 25 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page. ### How do I fix CVE-2020-8704? 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-2020-8704 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