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CVE-2020-0536: Improper input validation in the DAL subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 12.0.64, 13.0.32,14.0.33 and…

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.7% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 78% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Improper input validation in the DAL subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 12.0.64, 13.0.32,14.0.33 and Intel(R) TXE versions before 3.1.75 and 4.0.25 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Published
Jun 15, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.7% · 78th percentile

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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.7%

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VendorProduct
intelconverged security management engine firmware
inteltrusted execution engine firmware

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (intel). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a Intel(R) CSME

    • See provided referenceaffected
Affected versions · NVD (8)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • intel converged security management engine firmware11.0 and later · before 11.8.77
  • intel converged security management engine firmware11.10 and later · before 11.12.77
  • intel converged security management engine firmware11.20 and later · before 11.22.77
  • intel converged security management engine firmware12.0 and later · before 12.0.64
  • intel converged security management engine firmware13.0 and later · before 13.0.32
  • intel converged security management engine firmware14.0 and later · before 14.0.33
  • intel trusted execution engine firmware3.0 and later · before 3.1.75
  • intel trusted execution engine firmware4.0 and later · before 4.0.25

Same product

intel: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-0153Buffer overflow in subsystem in Intel(R) CSME 12.0.0 through 12.0.34 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of…
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-0169Heap overflow in subsystem in Intel(R) CSME before versions 11.8.70, 11.11.70, 11.22.70, 12.0.45; Intel(R) TXE before versions 3.1.70 and 4.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-3643A vulnerability in Power Management Controller firmware in systems using specific Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME)…
    32Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-0533Jun 15, 2020 · Reversible one-way hash in Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.76, 11.12.77 and 11.22.77 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable…
    26Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-0534Jun 15, 2020 · Improper input validation in the DAL subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and 14.5.12 may allow an…
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2020-0539Jun 15, 2020 · Path traversal in subsystem for Intel(R) DAL software for Intel(R) CSME versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

Bug bounty scope

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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