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CVE-2021-33117

Improper access control for some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors before BIOS version MR7, may allow a local attacker to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, 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), for affected systems. Impacting 55 products from intel, from intel, from intel and 52 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

2022-05-12T17:15:09.283

Last Modified

2025-05-05T17:17:13.877

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System intel bios < mr7 Yes
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5315y - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5317 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5318h - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5318n - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5318s - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5318y - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5320 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5320h - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_5320t - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6312u - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6314u - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6326 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6328h - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6328hl - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6330 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6330h - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6330n - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6334 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6336y - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6338 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6338n - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6338t - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6342 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6346 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6348 - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6348h - No
Hardware intel xeon_gold_6354 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8351n - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8352m - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8352s - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8352v - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8352y - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8353h - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8354h - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8356h - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8358 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8358p - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8360h - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8360hl - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8360y - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8362 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8368 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8368q - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8376h - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8376hl - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8380 - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8380h - No
Hardware intel xeon_platinum_8380hl - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4309y - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4310 - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4310t - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4314 - No
Hardware intel xeon_silver_4316 - No
Operating System netapp fas\/aff_bios - Yes
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.