CVE-2019-11137 [High] | Input Validation Bypass in Xeon Platinum 8253 Firmware

Insufficient input validation in system firmware for Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors, Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors D Family, Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors E5 v4 Family, Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors E7 v4 Family and Intel(R) Atom(R) processor C Series may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via local access.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-03-17	0.04%	0.15%	+0.10%
2	2023-03-07	0.89%	0.04%	-0.85%
3	2022-04-01	—	0.89%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-03-17

0.04%

0.15%

+0.10%

2023-03-07

0.89%

0.04%

-0.85%

2022-04-01

—

0.89%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
8.2	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.5	6.0	[email protected]
4.6	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	3.9	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

8.2

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.5

6.0

[email protected]

4.6

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

3.9

6.4

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-11137

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
intel	xeon_platinum_8253_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8253_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8256_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8256_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8260_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8260_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8276_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8276_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8276m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8276m_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8276l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8276l_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8280l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8280l_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8260l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8260l_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8280m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8280m_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8260m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8260m_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8280_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8280_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8260y_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8260y_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8268_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8268_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8270_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8270_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8274_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8274_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8284_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8284_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_9242_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_9242_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_9282_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_9282_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8153_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8153_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8156_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8156_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8158_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8158_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8176_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8176_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8160_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8160_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8164_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8164_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8168_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8168_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8170_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8170_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8180_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8180_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8160t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8160t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8160f_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8160f_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_platinum_8176f_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8176f_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6210u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6210u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6244_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6244_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6212u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6212u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6240_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6240_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5218_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5218_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6230_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6230_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5222_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5222_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6238t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6238t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6248_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6248_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6252_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6252_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6242_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6242_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6240y_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6240y_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5217_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5217_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6238m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6238m_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5218n_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5218n_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6226_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6226_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6254_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6254_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5220_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5220_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6238l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6238l_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5218b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5218b_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6240l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6240l_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6238_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6238_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6240m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6240m_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5220s_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5220s_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5215_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5215_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6222v_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6222v_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6252n_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6252n_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5215m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5215m_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6246_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6246_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5215l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5215l_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5218t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5218t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5220t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5220t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6209u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6209u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6262v_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6262v_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5122_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5122_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6138_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6138_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6148_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6148_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5120t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5120t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6136_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6136_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6150_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6150_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6152_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6152_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6130_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6130_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6128_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6128_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5118_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5118_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6134_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6134_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6126_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6126_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5120_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5120_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_5115_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5115_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6154_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6154_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	xeon_gold_6140_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6140_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2019-11137

URL	Tags
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K56215245?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03967en_us	Third Party Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00280.html	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2019-11137

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-11137

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-11137

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-11137

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-11137

References for CVE-2019-11137