Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2021-0190
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.27%
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-755 ↗CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| intel | core_i9-10900x_firmware | all |
| intel | core_i9-10900x | all |
| intel | core_i9-10920x_firmware | all |
| intel | core_i9-10920x | all |
| intel | core_i9-10940x_firmware | all |
| intel | core_i9-10940x | all |
| intel | core_i9-10980xe_firmware | all |
| intel | core_i9-10980xe | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1603_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1603_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1607_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1607_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1620_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1620_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1630_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1630_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1650_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1650_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1660_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1660_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1680_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-1680_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2603_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2603_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2608l_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2608l_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2609_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2609_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2618l_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2618l_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2620_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2620_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2623_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2623_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2628l_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2628l_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2630_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2630_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2630l_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2630l_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2637_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2637_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2640_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2640_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2643_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2643_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2648l_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2648l_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2650_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2650_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2650l_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2650l_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2658_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2658_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2660_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2660_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2667_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2667_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2679_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2679_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2680_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2680_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2683_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2683_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2687w_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2687w_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2689_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2689_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2690_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2690_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2695_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2695_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2697_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2697_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2697a_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2697a_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2698_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2698_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2699_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2699_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2699a_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2699a_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2699r_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-2699r_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4610_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4610_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4610a_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4610a_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4620_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4620_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4627_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4627_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4628l_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4628l_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4640_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4640_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4650_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4650_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4655_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4655_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4660_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4660_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4667_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4667_v4 | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4669_v4_firmware | all |
| intel | xeon_e5-4669_v4 | 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 | 2022-05-12T16:36:09 |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-05T16:55:34 |
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