VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-12967

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability1.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-05-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The lack of nested page table protection in the AMD SEV/SEV-ES feature could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution within the guest VM if a malicious administrator has access to compromise the server hypervisor.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-77

Primary references