CVE-2021-0189

high-risk
Published 2022-05-12

Use of out-of-range pointer offset in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.

Do I need to act?

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0.14% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Xeon E3-1558L V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1565L V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1578L V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1585 V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1585L V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1515M V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1545M V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1575M V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1220 V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1225 V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1230 V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1235L V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1240 V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1240L V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1245 V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1260L V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1268L V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1270 V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1275 V5 Firmware
Xeon E3-1280 V5 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Intel

References (4)

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....
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....
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 33/34 · Critical