CVE-2021-26398

Insufficient input validation in SYS_KEY_DERIVE system call in a compromised user application or ABL may allow an attacker to corrupt ASP (AMD Secure Processor) OS memory which may lead to potential arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2023-01-11 Last update: 2025-04-09 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-26398 is rated Low Risk (35.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). 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-2021-26398

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 0.06% 0.21% +0.15%
2 2025-10-05 0.05% 0.06% +0.01%
3 2025-03-30 0.05%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-26398

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

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-26398

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-26398

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
amd epyc_7h12_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7h12_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7f72_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7f72_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7f52_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7f52_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7f32_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7f32_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7742_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7742_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7702p_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7702p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7702_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7702_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7662_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7662_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7642_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7642_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7552_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7552_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7542_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7542_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7532_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7532_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7502p_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7502p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7502_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7502_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7452_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7452_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7402_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7402_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7402p_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7402p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7352_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7352_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7302p_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7302p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7302_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7302_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7282_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7282_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7272_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7272_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7262_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7262_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7252_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7252_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7232p_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7232p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7002_firmware < romepi_1.0.0.c cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7002_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7003_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7003_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_72f3_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_72f3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7313_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7313_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7313p_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7313p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7343_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7343_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7373x_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7373x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_73f3_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_73f3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7413_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7413_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7443_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7443_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7443p_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7443p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7453_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7453_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_74f3_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_74f3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7513_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7513_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7543_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7543_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7543p_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7543p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7573x_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7573x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_75f3_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_75f3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7643_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7643_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7663_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7663_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7713_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7713_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7713p_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7713p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7743_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7743_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7763_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7763_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7773x_firmware < milanpi_1.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7773x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7001_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7001_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7251_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7251_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7261_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7261_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7281_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7281_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7301_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7301_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7351_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7351_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7371_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7371_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7401_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7401_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7401p_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7401p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7451_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7451_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7501_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7501_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7551_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7551_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7551p_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7551p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7601_firmware < naplespi_1.0.0.h cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7601_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-26398

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