VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-0158
Improper input validation in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 3.02%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.02%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Improper input validation in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.02% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- intel/celeron n2805 · intel/celeron n2806 · intel/celeron n2807 · intel/celeron n2808 · intel/celeron n2810 · intel/celeron n2815 · intel/celeron n2820 · intel/celeron n2830 · intel/celeron n2840 · intel/celeron n2910 · intel/celeron n2920 · intel/celeron n2930 · intel/celeron n2940 · intel/celeron n3000 · intel/celeron n3010 · intel/celeron n3050 · intel/celeron n3060 · intel/celeron n3150 · intel/celeron n3160 · intel/celeron n3350 · +40 more
- Source
- secure@intel.com
EPSS 3.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.