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CVE-2021-0189

Published: May 12, 2022Updated: May 5, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Use of out-of-range pointer offset in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

Intel(R) Processorsn/a
Intel Xeon Processor E FamilyIntel Corp.
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
12th Generation Intel Core Processor FamilyIntel Corp.
EmbeddedFirmware
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 FamilyIntel Corp.
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
Intel Xeon Processor E7 v4 FamilyIntel Corp.
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
intel corp.commercialUSHardware Firmwareaka intel
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.html
intel.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/
security.netapp.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0189
nvd.nist.gov

Timeline

Published
May 12, 2022
Last Updated
May 5, 2025

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