CVE-2020-12954

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

A side effect of an integrated chipset option may be able to be used by an attacker to bypass SPI ROM protections, allowing unauthorized SPI ROM modification.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 18.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 16, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

psirt@amdhttps://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1021
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1021

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:29 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-26 07:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-12954?

CVE-2020-12954 is a medium vulnerability published on November 16, 2021. A side effect of an integrated chipset option may be able to be used by an attacker to bypass SPI ROM protections, allowing unauthorized SPI ROM modification.

When was CVE-2020-12954 disclosed?

CVE-2020-12954 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 16, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-12954 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-12954 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 18.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-12954?

CVE-2020-12954 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-12954?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-12954, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2020-12954

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