CVE-2020-0599 [Medium] | Security Vulnerability in Pentium J6425 Firmware

CVE-2020-0599 is rated Moderate Risk (40.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-04-20	0.06%	0.18%	+0.12%
2	2025-03-17	0.04%	0.06%	+0.01%
3	2023-03-07	—	0.04%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-04-20

0.06%

0.18%

+0.12%

2025-03-17

0.04%

0.06%

+0.01%

2023-03-07

—

0.04%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.7	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	0.8	5.9	[email protected]
4.6	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	3.9	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.7

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

0.8

5.9

[email protected]

4.6

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

3.9

6.4

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-0599

vendor	priority	summary	link
`suse`	medium	CVE-2020-0599 severity moderate: SUSE including 1 source package names (ucode-intel), 30 product×package rows across 30 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, … (30 product lines)): Known Not Affected 30.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-0599/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-0599

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
intel	pentium_j6425_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_j6425_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_j4205_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_j4205_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_j3710_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_j3710_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_j2900_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_j2900_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_j2850_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_j2850_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_n6415_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_n6415_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_n4200e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_n4200e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_n4200_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_n4200_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_n3540_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_n3540_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_n3530_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_n3530_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_n3520_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_n3520_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_n3510_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_n3510_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_n3700_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_n3700_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	pentium_n3710_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_n3710_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j6413_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j6413_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j4125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j4125_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j4105_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j4105_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j4025_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j4025_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j4005_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j4005_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j3455e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j3455e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j3355e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j3355e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j3455_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j3455_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j3355_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j3355_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j3160_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j3160_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j3060_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j3060_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j1900_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j1900_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j1850_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j1850_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j1800_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j1800_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_j1750_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j1750_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n6211_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n6211_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n4120_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n4120_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n4100_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n4100_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n4020_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n4020_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n4000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n4000_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n3350e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n3350e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n3350_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n3350_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n3450_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n3450_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n3160_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n3160_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n3150_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n3150_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n3060_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n3060_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n3050_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n3050_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n3010_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n3010_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n3000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n3000_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2940_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2940_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2930_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2930_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2920_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2920_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2910_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2910_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2840_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2840_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2830_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2830_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2820_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2820_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2815_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2815_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2810_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2810_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2808_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2808_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2807_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2807_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2806_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2806_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_n2805_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n2805_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	atom_330_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_330_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	atom_230_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_230_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	atom_x5-e3930_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_x5-e3930_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	atom_x5-e3940_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_x5-e3940_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	atom_x7-e3950_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_x7-e3950_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2020-0599

URL	Tags
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00360	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2020-0599

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-0599

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-0599

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-0599

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-0599

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-0599

References for CVE-2020-0599