7.8

CVE-2020-12988: amd 1st/2nd/3rd gen amd epyc™ processors

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
Published 11-06-2021Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-12988 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in amd 1st/2nd/3rd gen amd epyc™ processors. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.04%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-06-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A potential denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the integrated chipset that may allow a malicious attacker to hang the system when it is rebooted.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.04% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Amd62 products

1 vendor · 62 products

References

1 links