Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2021-0189
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.27%
Executive Threat Verdict
Evaluating...
Evaluating Threat Landscape...
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-119 ↗CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| intel | xeon_e3-1558l_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1558l_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1565l_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1565l_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1578l_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1578l_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1585_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1585_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1585l_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1585l_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1515m_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1515m_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1545m_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1545m_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1575m_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1575m_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1220_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1220_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1225_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1225_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1230_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1230_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1235l_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1235l_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1240_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1240_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1240l_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1240l_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1245_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1245_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1260l_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1260l_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1268l_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1268l_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1270_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1270_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1275_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1275_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1280_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1280_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1505l_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1505l_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1505m_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1505m_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1535m_v5_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1535m_v5 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1285_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1285_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1501l_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1501l_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1501m_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1501m_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1220_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1220_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1225_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1225_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1230_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1230_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1240_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1240_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1245_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1245_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1270_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1270_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1275_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1275_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1280_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1280_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1505l_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1505l_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1505m_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1505m_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1535m_v6_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e3-1535m_v6 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8894_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8894_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-4809_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-4809_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-4820_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-4820_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-4830_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-4830_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-4850_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-4850_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8860_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8860_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8867_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8867_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8870_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8870_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8880_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8880_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8890_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8890_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8891_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8891_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8893_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e7-8893_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2314_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2314 | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2324g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2324g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2334_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2334 | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2336_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2336 | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2356g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2356g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2374g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2374g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2378_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2378 | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2378g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2378g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2386g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2386g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2388g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2388g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2226ge_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2226ge | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2254me_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2254me | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2254ml_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2254ml | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2276me_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2276me | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2276ml_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2276ml | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2278ge_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2278ge | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2278gel_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2278gel | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2224_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2224 | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2224g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2224g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2226g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2226g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2234_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2234 | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2236_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2236 | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2244g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2244g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2246g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2246g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2274g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2274g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2276g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2276g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2276m_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2276m | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2278g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2278g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2286g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2286g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2286m_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2286m | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2288g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2288g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2124_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2124 | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2124g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2124g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2126g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2126g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2134_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2134 | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2136_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2136 | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2144g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2144g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2146g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2146g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2174g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2174g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2176g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2176g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2186g_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2186g | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2176m_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2176m | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2186m_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e-2186m | all |
| intel | xeon_bronze_3206r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_bronze_3206r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6208u_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6208u | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6226r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6226r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6238r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6238r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6240r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6240r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6242r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6242r | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6246r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6246r | 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_6256_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6256 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6258r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6258r | 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_4214r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4214r | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4215r_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4215r | 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_bronze_3204_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_bronze_3204 | 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_5218t_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5218t | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_5220 | 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_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_6230_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230 | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230n_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6230n | 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_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_6240y_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6240y | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6242_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6242 | 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_6248_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6248 | 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_6262v_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_gold_6262v | 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_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_4214_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4214 | 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_4216_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_silver_4216 | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.265%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Intel Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2020-10-22T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2022-05-12T16:36:11 |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-05T16:55:42 |
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