CVE-2021-0189

HIGH

Intel(R) Processors - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 31.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (50)
intel/xeon_bronze_3204_firmware
intel/xeon_bronze_3206r_firmware
intel/xeon_e-2124_firmware
intel/xeon_e-2124g_firmware
intel/xeon_e-2126g_firmware
intel/xeon_e-2134_firmware
intel/xeon_e-2136_firmware
intel/xeon_e-2144g_firmware
intel/xeon_e-2146g_firmware
intel/xeon_e-2174g_firmware
... and 40 more
Published May 12, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026