CVE-2020-12966

AMD EPYC™ Processors contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the Secure Encrypted Virtualization with Encrypted State (SEV-ES) and Secure Encrypted Virtualization with Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP). A local authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to leaking guest data by the malicious hypervisor.

Published: 2022-02-04 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-12966 is rated Low Risk (28.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-12966

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-19 0.04% 0.07% +0.02%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-02-08 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-12966

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-12966

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-12966

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
amd epyc_7763_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7763_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7713p_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7713p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7713_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7713_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7663_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7663_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7643_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7643_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_75f3_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_75f3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7543p_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7543p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7543_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7543_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7513_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7513_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_74f3_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_74f3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7453_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7453_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7443p_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7443p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7443_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7443_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7413_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7413_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_73f3_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_73f3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7343_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7343_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7313p_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7313p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7313_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7313_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_72f3_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_72f3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7003_firmware < milanpi-sp3_1.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7003_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7001_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7001_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7002_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7002_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7232p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7232p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7251_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7251_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7252_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7252_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7261_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7261_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7262_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7262_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7272_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7272_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7281_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7281_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7282_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7282_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7301_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7301_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7302_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7302_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7302p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7302p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7351_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7351_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7351p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7351p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7352_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7352_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7371_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7371_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7401_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7401_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7401p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7401p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7402_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7402_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7402p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7402p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7451_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7451_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7452_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7452_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7501_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7501_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7502_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7502_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7502p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7502p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7532_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7532_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7542_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7542_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7551_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7551_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7551p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7551p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7552_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7552_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7601_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7601_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7642_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7642_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7662_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7662_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7702_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7702_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7702p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7702p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7742_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7742_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7f32_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7f32_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7f52_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7f52_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7f72_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7f72_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7h12_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7h12_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_3101_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_3101_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_3151_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_3151_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_3201_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_3201_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_3251_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_3251_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_3255_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_3255_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_3351_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_3351_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_3451_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_3451_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7232p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7232p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7251_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7251_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7252_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7252_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7261_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7261_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7262_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7262_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7272_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7272_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7281_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7281_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7282_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7282_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7301_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7301_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7302_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7302_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7302p_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7302p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_embedded_7351_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_embedded_7351_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-12966

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