CVE-2020-7207 [Medium] | Security Vulnerability in Apollo 2000 Firmware

A local elevation of privilege using physical access security vulnerability was found in HPE Proliant Gen10 Servers using Intel Innovation Engine (IE). This attack requires a physical attack to the server motherboard. To mitigate this issue, ensure your server is always physically secured. HPE will not address this issue in the impacted Gen 10 servers listed. HPE recommends using appropriate physical security methods as a compensating control to disallow an attacker from having physical access to the server main circuit board.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.06%	0.52%	+0.45%
2	2023-03-07	0.89%	0.06%	-0.82%
3	2022-04-01	—	0.89%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.06%

0.52%

+0.45%

2023-03-07

0.89%

0.06%

-0.82%

2022-04-01

—

0.89%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.8	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:P) Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire. 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:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. 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.	0.9	5.9	[email protected]
7.2	2.0	HIGH	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C` 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:C) Complete confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:C) Complete integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	3.9	10.0	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.8

3.1

MEDIUM

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

Attack vector (AV:P): Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
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:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.

0.9

5.9

[email protected]

7.2

2.0

HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C): Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C): Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

3.9

10.0

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-7207

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
hp	apollo_2000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:apollo_2000_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	apollo_4200_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:apollo_4200_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	apollo_4500_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:apollo_4500_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_xl230k_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl230k_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_xl270d_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl270d_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_bl460c_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_bl460c_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_dl120_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl120_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_dl160_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl160_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_dl180_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl180_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_dl360_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl360_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_dl380_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl380_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_dl560_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl560_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_dl580_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl580_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_ml110_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_ml110_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_ml350_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_ml350_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	synergy_480_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:synergy_480_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	synergy_660_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:synergy_660_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_e910_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_e910_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_xl170r_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl170r_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_xl190r_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl190r_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*
hp	proliant_xl450_gen10_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl450_gen10_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2020-7207

URL	Tags
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf04002en_us	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2020-7207

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7207

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-7207

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-7207

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-7207

References for CVE-2020-7207