CVE-2021-0186

Improper input validation in the Intel(R) SGX SDK applications compiled for SGX2 enabled processors may allow a privileged user to potentially escalation of privilege via local access.

Published: 2021-11-17 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-0186 is rated Low Risk (32.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-0186

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 2025-04-06 0.20% 0.06% -0.13%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.20% +0.15%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-0186

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/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: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.
0.8 5.9 [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]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-0186

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-0186

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel sgx_sdk <= 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:intel:sgx_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
intel sgx_sdk <= 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:intel:sgx_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6342_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6342_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6346_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6346_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6330_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6330_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8360y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8360y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6354_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6354_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6314u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6314u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6338n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6338n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4314_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4314_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4316_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4316_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5318y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5318y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5317_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5317_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6334_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6334_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6326_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6326_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4309y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4309y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6348_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6348_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4310_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4310_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6338t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6338t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5318s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5318s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6336y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6336y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5318n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5318n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6312u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6312u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_silver_4310t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_silver_4310t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5320t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5320t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5320_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5320_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5315y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5315y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8352m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8352m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8362_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8362_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8368_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8368_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8358_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8358_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8352y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8352y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6338_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6338_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6330n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6330n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8380_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8380_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8351n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8351n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8368q_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8368q_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8352s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8352s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8358p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8358p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8352v_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8352v_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8360hl_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8360hl_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8360h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8360h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8356h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8356h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6330h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6330h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8380h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8380h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5318h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5318h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6328h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6328h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_5320h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5320h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8353h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8353h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8354h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8354h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6348h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6348h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8376h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8376h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8376hl_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8376hl_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_platinum_8380hl_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_platinum_8380hl_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_gold_6328hl_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6328hl_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10870h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10870h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10610u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10610u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10810u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10810u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1068ng7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1068ng7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700kf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700kf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700te_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700te_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10750h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10750h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10850h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10850h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10875h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10875h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10710u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10710u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10510y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10510y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10510u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10510u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1060g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1060g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1065g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1065g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10505_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10505_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10500h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10500h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10200h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10200h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10310u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10310u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1038ng7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-1038ng7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10500_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-0186

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