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CVE-2021-0159

Improper input validation in the BIOS authenticated code module for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 258 products from intel, from intel, from intel and 255 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2022-05-12T17:15:08.557

Last Modified

2025-05-05T17:16:47.517

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System intel xeon_bronze_3204_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_bronze_3204 - No
Operating System intel xeon_bronze_3206r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_bronze_3206r - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5215_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5215 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5215l_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5215l - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5217_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5217 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5218_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5218 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5218b_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5218b - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5218n_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5218n - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5218r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5218r - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5218t_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5218t - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5220_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5220 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5220r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5220r - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5220s_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5220s - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5220t_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5220t - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5222_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5222 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5315y_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5315y - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5317_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5317 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5318h_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5318h - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5318n_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5318n - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5318s_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5318s - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5318y_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5318y - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5320_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5320 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5320h_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5320h - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_5320t_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5320t - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6208u_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6208u - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6209u_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6209u - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6210u_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6210u - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6212u_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6212u - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6222v_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6222v - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6226_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6226 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6226r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6226r - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6230_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6230 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6230n_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6230n - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6230r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6230r - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6230t_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6230t - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6234_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6234 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6238_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6238 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6238l_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6238l - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6238r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6238r - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6238t_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6238t - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6240_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6240 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6240l_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6240l - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6240r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6240r - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6240y_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6240y - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6242_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6242 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6242r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6242r - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6244_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6244 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6246_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6246 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6246r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6246r - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6248_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6248 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6248r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6248r - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6250_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6250 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6250l_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6250l - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6252_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6252 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6252n_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6252n - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6254_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6254 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6256_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6256 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6258r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6258r - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6262v_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6262v - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6312u_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6312u - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6314u_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6314u - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6326_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6326 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6328h_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6328h - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6328hl_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6328hl - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6330_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6330 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6330h_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6330h - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6330n_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6330n - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6334_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6334 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6336y_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6336y - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6338_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6338 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6338n_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6338n - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6338t_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6338t - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6342_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6342 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6346_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6346 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6348_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6348 - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6348h_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6348h - No
Operating System intel xeon_gold_6354_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6354 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8253_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8253 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8256_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8256 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8260_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8260 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8260l_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8260l - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8260y_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8260y - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8268_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8268 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8270_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8270 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8276_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8276 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8276l_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8276l - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8280_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8280 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8280l_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8280l - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8351n_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8351n - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8352m_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8352m - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8352s_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8352s - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8352v_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8352v - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8352y_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8352y - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8353h_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8353h - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8354h_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8354h - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8356h_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8356h - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8358_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8358 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8358p_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8358p - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8360h_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8360h - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8360hl_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8360hl - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8360y_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8360y - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8362_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8362 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8368_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8368 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8368q_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8368q - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8376h_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8376h - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8376hl_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8376hl - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8380_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8380 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8380h_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8380h - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_8380hl_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8380hl - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_9221_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_9221 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_9222_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_9222 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_9242_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_9242 - No
Operating System intel xeon_platinum_9282_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_9282 - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4208_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4208 - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4209t_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4209t - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4210_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4210 - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4210r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4210r - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4210t_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4210t - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4214_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4214 - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4214r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4214r - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4214y_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4214y - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4215_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4215 - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4215r_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4215r - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4216_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4216 - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4309y_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4309y - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4310_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4310 - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4310t_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4310t - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4314_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4314 - No
Operating System intel xeon_silver_4316_firmware - Yes
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4316 - No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For intel's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.