Server Board S2600Bp Firmware
CVE-2020-8709
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: adjacent network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Improper authentication in socket services for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 2.45 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. Improper authentication in socket services for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 2.45 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access. Affected products include: Intel Server Board S2600Wt Firmware, Intel Server System R1000Wt Firmware, Intel Server System R2000Wt Firmware, Intel Server Board S2600Cw, Intel Compute Module Hns2600Kp Firmware. Version information: version 2.45.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Improper authentication in socket services for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 2.45 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in the firmware for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before ve
Incorrect execution-assigned permissions in the file system for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute
Heap-based overflow for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allow an
Buffer overflow in a subsystem for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 m
Improper authentication for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allo
Improper authentication for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may allo
Buffer overflow in daemon for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may al
Buffer overflow in a daemon for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may
Buffer overflow in a subsystem for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 m
Improper input validation for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may al
Buffer overflow in subsystem for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before version 1.59 may
Buffer copy without checking size of input for some Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules before ve
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