Medium severity · published Jun 9, 2021
CVE-2021-0054
Improper buffer restrictions in system firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access
6.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper buffer restrictions in system firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 16% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i3fnh Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i3fnhf Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i3fnk Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i5fnh Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i5fnhf Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i5fnhj Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i5fnk Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i5fnkp Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i7fnh Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i7fnhc Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i7fnk Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i7fnkp Firmware · Intel
before fncml.0050 · source: NVD
Affected product
N1
Nuc 10 Performance Kit Nuc10i3fnh Firmware
Intel
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0054
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0054
Patch
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00511.html
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