CVE-2021-0188

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 12, 2022 at 04:36 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:29 AM UTC
75 products affected across 1 vendorXeon E3-1505m V6 FirmwareXeon E3-1535m V6 FirmwareXeon E3-1225 V6 Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Return of pointer value outside of expected range in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
intel-xeon-e3-1220-v5 (same device)
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intel-xeon-e3-1220-v6 (same device)
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intel-xeon-e3-1225-v5 (same device)
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intel-xeon-e3-1225-v6 (same device)
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intel-xeon-e3-1230-v5 (same device)
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intel-xeon-e3-1230-v6 (same device)
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intel-xeon-e3-1235l-v5 (same device)
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intel-xeon-e3-1240-v5 (same device)
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intel-xeon-e3-1240-v6 (same device)
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intel-xeon-e3-1240l-v5 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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