CVE-2021-28210

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 11, 2021 at 03:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:46 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorEDK2EDK II

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

An unlimited recursion in DxeCore in EDK II.

Affected

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

v < 202008
Affected range stops below 202008, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ edk2-stable202008

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1743

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-674

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