CVE-2021-0144
highpriority · track · 27OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 26 %ileEURUUSgrimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.33% (26th) EPSS
CVSS 7.2 · high
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.5
010
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.5
v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
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affected products (1,320)
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showing 20 of 1,320
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-61893cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Intel-Processors-privilege-escalation-via-BSSA-DFT-35905cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2375cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.0301cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.0533cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021071385cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022030922cnnvd
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00525.htmlcnnvd
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