{"id":"CVE-2021-0189","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-0189","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:42:06.404Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2022-05-12T17:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:29:27.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@intel.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["intel/xeon e3-1558l v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1565l v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1578l v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1585 v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1585l v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1515m v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1545m v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1575m v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1220 v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1225 v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1230 v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1235l v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1240 v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1240l v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1245 v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1260l v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1268l v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1270 v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1275 v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1280 v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1505l v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1505m v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1535m v5 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1285 v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1501l v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1501m v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1220 v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1225 v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1230 v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1240 v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1245 v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1270 v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1275 v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1280 v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1505l v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1505m v6 firmware","intel/xeon e3-1535m v6 firmware","intel/xeon e7-8894 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e7-4809 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e7-4820 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e7-4830 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e7-4850 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e7-8860 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e7-8867 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e7-8870 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e7-8880 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e7-8890 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e7-8891 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e7-8893 v4 firmware","intel/xeon e-2314 firmware","intel/xeon e-2324g firmware","intel/xeon e-2334 firmware","intel/xeon e-2336 firmware","intel/xeon e-2356g firmware","intel/xeon e-2374g firmware","intel/xeon e-2378 firmware","intel/xeon e-2378g firmware","intel/xeon e-2386g firmware","intel/xeon e-2388g firmware","intel/xeon e-2226ge firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00279,"percentile":0.20206,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0189","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}