CVE-2021-0189

Use of out-of-range pointer offset in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.

Published: 2022-05-12 Last update: 2025-05-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-0189 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-0189

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 2026-03-09 0.18% 0.14% -0.03%
2 2026-03-01 0.14% 0.18% +0.04%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.14% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-0189

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-0189

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-0189

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel xeon_e3-1558l_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1558l_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1565l_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1565l_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1578l_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1578l_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1585_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1585_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1585l_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1585l_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1515m_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1515m_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1545m_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1545m_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1575m_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1575m_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1220_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1220_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1225_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1225_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1230_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1230_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1235l_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1235l_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1240_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1240_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1240l_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1240l_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1245_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1245_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1260l_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1260l_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1268l_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1268l_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1270_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1270_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1275_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1275_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1280_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1280_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1505l_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1505l_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1505m_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1505m_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1535m_v5_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1535m_v5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1285_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1285_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1501l_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1501l_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1501m_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1501m_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1220_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1220_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1225_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1225_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1230_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1230_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1240_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1240_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1245_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1245_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1270_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1270_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1275_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1275_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1280_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1280_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1505l_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1505l_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1505m_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1505m_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e3-1535m_v6_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e3-1535m_v6_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-8894_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-8894_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-4809_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-4809_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-4820_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-4820_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-4830_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-4830_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-4850_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-4850_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-8860_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-8860_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-8867_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-8867_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-8870_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-8870_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-8880_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-8880_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-8890_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-8890_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-8891_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-8891_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e7-8893_v4_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e7-8893_v4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2314_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2314_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2324g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2324g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2334_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2334_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2336_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2336_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2356g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2356g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2374g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2374g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2378_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2378_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2378g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2378g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2386g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2386g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2388g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2388g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2226ge_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2226ge_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2254me_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2254me_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2254ml_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2254ml_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2276me_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2276me_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2276ml_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2276ml_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2278ge_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2278ge_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2278gel_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2278gel_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2224_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2224_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2224g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2224g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2226g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2226g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2234_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2234_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2236_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2236_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2244g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2244g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2246g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2246g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2274g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2274g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2276g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2276g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2276m_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2276m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2278g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2278g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2286g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2286g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2286m_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2286m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2288g_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2288g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-0189

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