CVE-2021-46769

Insufficient syscall input validation in the ASP Bootloader may allow a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary DMA copies, which can lead to code execution.

Published: 2023-05-09 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-46769 is rated Moderate Risk (53.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.78%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-46769

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 0.52% 0.78% +0.27%
2 2026-05-31 0.26% 0.52% +0.26%
3 2026-05-24 0.26%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-46769

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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.
2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-46769

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-46769

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
amd epyc_72f3_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_72f3_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7313_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7313_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7313p_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7313p_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7343_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7343_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7373x_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7373x_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_73f3_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_73f3_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7413_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7413_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7443_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7443_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7443p_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7443p_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7453_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7453_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7473x_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7473x_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_74f3_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_74f3_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7513_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7513_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7543_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7543_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7543p_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7543p_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7573x_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7573x_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_75f3_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_75f3_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7643_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7643_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7663_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7663_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7713_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7713_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7713p_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7713p_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7763_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7763_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7773x_firmware milanpi_1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7773x_firmware:milanpi_1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7232p_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7232p_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7252_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7252_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7262_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7262_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7272_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7272_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7282_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7282_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7302_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7302_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7302p_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7302p_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7352_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7352_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7402_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7402_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7402p_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7402p_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7452_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7452_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7502_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7502_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7502p_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7502p_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7532_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7532_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7542_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7542_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7552_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7552_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7642_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7642_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7662_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7662_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7702_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7702_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7702p_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7702p_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7742_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7742_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7f32_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7f32_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7f52_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7f52_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7f72_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7f72_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
amd epyc_7h12_firmware romepi_1.0.0.e cpe:2.3:o:amd:epyc_7h12_firmware:romepi_1.0.0.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-46769

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