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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.27%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.27% probability · 20th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-755
Affected
intel/core i9-10900x firmware · intel/core i9-10920x firmware · intel/core i9-10940x firmware · intel/core i9-10980xe firmware · intel/xeon e5-1603 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-1607 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-1620 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-1630 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-1650 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-1660 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-1680 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-2603 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-2608l v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-2609 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-2618l v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-2620 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-2623 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-2628l v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-2630 v4 firmware · intel/xeon e5-2630l v4 firmware · +33 more
Source
secure@intel.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.