CVE-2021-0188
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 20 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.3–7.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (49)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- intel xeon e3-1220 v5 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1220_v5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel xeon e3-1220 v6 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1220_v6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel xeon e3-1225 v5 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1225_v5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel xeon e3-1225 v6 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1225_v6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel xeon e3-1230 v5 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1230_v5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel xeon e3-1230 v6 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1230_v6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel xeon e3-1235l v5 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1235l_v5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel xeon e3-1240 v5 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1240_v5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-0073AMD Prozessoren: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-05-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in AMD Prozessoren ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und Daten zu manipulieren.
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-0188/cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/HPE-ProLiant-privilege-escalation-via-Intel-CPU-38317cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.2324cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022051714cnnvd
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/enisa_euvd
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.htmlenisa_euvd
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