CVE-2021-0071

Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi in UEFI may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.

Published: 2021-11-17 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-0071 is rated Moderate Risk (46.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-0071

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.22% 0.41% +0.19%
2 2025-06-01 0.44% 0.22% -0.22%
3 2025-05-21 — 0.44% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-0071

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
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.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
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.
 6.5 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-0071

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-0071

vendor priority summary link
suse medium CVE-2021-0071 severity moderate: SUSE including 52 source package names (kernel-firmware, kernel-firmware-20200107-150100.3.31.1, …), 160 product×package rows across 46 product lines (Container suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.2, HPE Helion OpenStack 8, … (46 product lines)): Fixed 118, Known Not Affected 42. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-0071/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-0071

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel ax210_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:ax210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel ax201_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:ax201_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel ax200_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:ax200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel ac_9560_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_9560_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel ac_9462_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_9462_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel ac_9461_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_9461_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel 9260_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:9260_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel ac_9260_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_9260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel ac_8265_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_8265_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel ac_8260_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_8260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel ac_3168_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_3168_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel 7265_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:7265_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel ac_3165_firmware < 22.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:ac_3165_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-0071

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