CVE-2021-0190
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 20 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Uncaught exception 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
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (66)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- intel core i9-10900x firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10900x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel core i9-10920x firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10920x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel core i9-10940x firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10940x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel core i9-10980xe firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10980xe_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel xeon e5-1603 v4 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e5-1603_v4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel xeon e5-1607 v4 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e5-1607_v4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- intel xeon e5-1620 v4 firmwareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e5-1620_v4_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 (4)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-0190/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.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.3067cnnvd
- 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
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