Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2021-0159
Improper input validation in the BIOS authenticated code module for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.26%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Assessing known weaponization, exploitation telemetry, and federal advisories.
Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-20 ↗CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| intel | xeon_bronze_3204_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_bronze_3204 | all |
| intel | xeon_bronze_3206r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_bronze_3206r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5215_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5215 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5215l_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5215l | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5217_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5217 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218b_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218b | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218n_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218n | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218t_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218t | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220s_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220s | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220t_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220t | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5222_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5222 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5315y_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5315y | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5317_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5317 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5318h_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5318h | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5318n_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5318n | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5318s_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5318s | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5318y_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5318y | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5320_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5320 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5320h_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5320h | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5320t_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5320t | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6208u_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6208u | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6209u_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6209u | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6210u_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6210u | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6212u_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6212u | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6222v_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6222v | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6226_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6226 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6226r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6226r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230n_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230n | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230t_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230t | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6234_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6234 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6238_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6238 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6238l_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6238l | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6238r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6238r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6238t_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6238t | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6240_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6240 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6240l_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6240l | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6240r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6240r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6240y_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6240y | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6242_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6242 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6242r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6242r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6244_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6244 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6246_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6246 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6246r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6246r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6248_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6248 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6248r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6248r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6250_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6250 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6250l_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6250l | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6252_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6252 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6252n_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6252n | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6254_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6254 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6256_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6256 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6258r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6258r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6262v_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6262v | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6312u_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6312u | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6314u_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6314u | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6326_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6326 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6328h_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6328h | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6328hl_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6328hl | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6330_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6330 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6330h_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6330h | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6330n_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6330n | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6334_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6334 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6336y_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6336y | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6338_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6338 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6338n_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6338n | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6338t_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6338t | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6342_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6342 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6346_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6346 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6348_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6348 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6348h_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6348h | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6354_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6354 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8253_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8253 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8256_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8256 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8260_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8260 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8260l_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8260l | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8260y_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8260y | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8268_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8268 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8270_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8270 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8276_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8276 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8276l_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8276l | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8280_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8280 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8280l_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8280l | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8351n_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8351n | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8352m_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8352m | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8352s_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8352s | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8352v_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8352v | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8352y_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8352y | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8353h_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8353h | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8354h_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8354h | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8356h_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8356h | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8358_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8358 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8358p_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8358p | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8360h_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8360h | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8360hl_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8360hl | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8360y_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8360y | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8362_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8362 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8368_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8368 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8368q_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8368q | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8376h_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8376h | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8376hl_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8376hl | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8380_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8380 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8380h_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8380h | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8380hl_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_8380hl | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_9221_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_9221 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_9222_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_9222 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_9242_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_9242 | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_9282_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_platinum_9282 | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4208_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4208 | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4209t_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4209t | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4210_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4210 | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4210r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4210r | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4210t_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4210t | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4214_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4214 | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4214r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4214r | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4214y_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4214y | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4215_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4215 | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4215r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4215r | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4216_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4216 | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4309y_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4309y | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4310_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4310 | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4310t_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4310t | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4314_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4314 | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4316_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4316 | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.256%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Intel Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2020-10-22T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2022-05-12T16:36:13 |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-05T16:59:09 |
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