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CVE-2020-12890

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 EPSS 0.28%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-12-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2020-12890
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
0.28%

Original NVD Description

Improper handling of pointers in the System Management Mode (SMM) handling code may allow for a privileged attacker with physical or administrative access to potentially manipulate the AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture (AGESA) to execute arbitrary code undetected by the operating system.

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