CVE-2020-8696

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: nvd
5.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(low)
EPSS
35.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 12, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-8696(9)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(30)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatmicrocode_ctl-4:20191115-4.20210608.1.el8_22021-08-31redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-16.42.el7_32021-08-31redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-47.23.el7_62021-08-31redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-12.39.el7_22021-08-31redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-22.41.el7_42021-08-24redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-4:20190618-1.20210608.1.el8_12021-08-17redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-53.18.el7_72021-08-10redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-4:20210216-1.20210608.1.el8_42021-08-09redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-73.11.el7_92021-08-09redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-22.38.el7_42021-02-22redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-73.8.el7_92021-02-22redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-16.39.el7_32021-02-22redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-4:20200609-2.20210216.1.el8_32021-02-22redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-4:20191115-4.20210216.1.el8_22021-02-22redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-53.15.el7_72021-02-22redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-12.36.el7_22021-02-22redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-47.20.el7_62021-02-22redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-4:20190618-1.20210216.1.el8_12021-02-22redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-4:20190618-1.20201112.1.el8_12020-12-08redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-4:20191115-4.20201112.1.el8_22020-11-23redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-22.36.el7_42020-11-23redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-12.34.el7_22020-11-23redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-53.13.el7_72020-11-23redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-16.37.el7_32020-11-23redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:1.17-17.34.el6_52020-11-23redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-47.18.el7_62020-11-23redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:1.17-19.32.el6_62020-11-23redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-4:20180807a-2.20201112.1.el8_02020-11-23redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:1.17-33.31.el6_102020-11-11redhat
redhatmicrocode_ctl-2:2.1-73.2.el7_92020-11-11redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(22)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 46× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  56. 2026-05-23 05:18 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-05-23 05:18 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-8696?
CVE-2020-8696 is a medium vulnerability published on November 12, 2020. Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
When was CVE-2020-8696 disclosed?
CVE-2020-8696 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 12, 2020, 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-2020-8696 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-8696 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 35.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-8696?
CVE-2020-8696 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2020-8696?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-8696, 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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