{"id":"CVE-2021-33060","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-33060","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:33:06.487Z","title":"Out-of-bounds write in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","description":"Out-of-bounds write in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","published":"2022-08-18T20:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:54:05.000Z","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-787"],"affected":["intel/xeon gold 5315y firmware","intel/xeon gold 5317 firmware","intel/xeon gold 5318n firmware","intel/xeon gold 5318s firmware","intel/xeon gold 5318y firmware","intel/xeon gold 5320 firmware","intel/xeon gold 5320t firmware","intel/xeon gold 6312u firmware","intel/xeon gold 6314u firmware","intel/xeon gold 6326 firmware","intel/xeon gold 6330 firmware","intel/xeon gold 6330n firmware","intel/xeon gold 6334 firmware","intel/xeon gold 6336y firmware","intel/xeon gold 6338 firmware","intel/xeon gold 6338n firmware","intel/xeon gold 6338t firmware","intel/xeon gold 6342 firmware","intel/xeon gold 6346 firmware","intel/xeon gold 6348 firmware","intel/xeon gold 6354 firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8351n firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8352m firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8352s firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8352v firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8352y firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8358 firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8358p firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8360y firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8362 firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8368 firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8368q firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8380 firmware","intel/xeon silver 4309y firmware","intel/xeon silver 4310 firmware","intel/xeon silver 4310t firmware","intel/xeon silver 4314 firmware","intel/xeon silver 4316 firmware","intel/xeon gold 6330h firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8356h firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8360h firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8360hl firmware","intel/xeon gold 5318h firmware","intel/xeon gold 5320h firmware","intel/xeon gold 6328h firmware","intel/xeon gold 6328hl firmware","intel/xeon gold 6348h firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8353h firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8354h firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8376h firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8376hl firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8380h firmware","intel/xeon platinum 8380hl firmware","netapp/aff c190 firmware","netapp/aff a200 firmware","netapp/aff a220 firmware","netapp/aff a250 firmware","netapp/aff a300 firmware","netapp/aff a320 firmware","netapp/aff a400 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00263,"percentile":0.17943,"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 (0.26%). 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-20220930-0004/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00686.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0004/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00686.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33060","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."}