High severity · published May 12, 2022
CVE-2021-0188
Return of pointer value outside of expected range in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Return of pointer value outside of expected range 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
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XE
Xeon E3-1220 V5 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XE
Xeon E3-1220 V6 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XE
Xeon E3-1225 V5 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XE
Xeon E3-1225 V6 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XE
Xeon E3-1230 V5 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XE
Xeon E3-1230 V6 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XE
Xeon E3-1235l V5 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XE
Xeon E3-1240 V5 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XE
Xeon E3-1240 V6 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XE
Xeon E3-1240l V5 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XE
Xeon E3-1245 V5 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
XE
Xeon E3-1245 V6 Firmware · Intel
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0188
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0188
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.html
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