CVE-2021-0190

HIGH

Intel(R) Processors - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (2)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 34.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-755
Status published

Affected Products (50)

intel/core_i9-10900x_firmware
intel/core_i9-10920x_firmware
intel/core_i9-10940x_firmware
intel/core_i9-10980xe_firmware
intel/xeon_e5-1603_v4_firmware
intel/xeon_e5-1607_v4_firmware
intel/xeon_e5-1620_v4_firmware
intel/xeon_e5-1630_v4_firmware
intel/xeon_e5-1650_v4_firmware
intel/xeon_e5-1660_v4_firmware
intel/xeon_e5-1680_v4_firmware
intel/xeon_e5-2603_v4_firmware
intel/xeon_e5-2608l_v4_firmware
intel/xeon_e5-2609_v4_firmware
intel/xeon_e5-2618l_v4_firmware
... and 35 more

Timeline

Published May 12, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026