CVE-2021-0187
Improper access control in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged...
Improper access control in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper access control in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0187- CVSS 3.1
- 3.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2806
Improper access control in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2806- CVSS 3.1
- 3.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hw7g-6g5x-3p53
Improper access control in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged...
Improper access control in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-hw7g-6g5x-3p53- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0187- CVSS 3.1
- 3.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel xeon gold 5315y firmware
- intel xeon gold 5317 firmware
- intel xeon gold 5318h firmware
- intel xeon gold 5318n firmware
- intel xeon gold 5318s firmware
- intel xeon gold 5318y firmware
- intel xeon gold 5320 firmware
- intel xeon gold 5320h firmware
- intel xeon gold 5320t firmware
- intel xeon gold 6312u firmware
- intel xeon gold 6314u firmware
- intel xeon gold 6326 firmware
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- intel xeon gold 6328h firmware
- intel xeon gold 6328hl firmware
- intel xeon gold 6330 firmware
- intel xeon gold 6330h firmware
- intel xeon gold 6330n firmware
- intel xeon gold 6334 firmware
- intel xeon gold 6336y firmware
- intel xeon gold 6338 firmware
- intel xeon gold 6338n firmware
- intel xeon gold 6338t firmware
- intel xeon gold 6342 firmware
- intel xeon gold 6346 firmware
- intel xeon gold 6348 firmware
- intel xeon gold 6348h firmware
- intel xeon gold 6354 firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8351n firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8352m firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8352s firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8352v firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8352y firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8353h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8354h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8356h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8358 firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8358p firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8360h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8360hl firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8360y firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8362 firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8368 firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8368q firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8376h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8376hl firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8380 firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8380h firmware
- intel xeon platinum 8380hl firmware
- intel xeon silver 4309y firmware
- intel xeon silver 4310 firmware
- intel xeon silver 4310t firmware
- intel xeon silver 4314 firmware
- intel xeon silver 4316 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-0187 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.2) in Intel Xeon Gold 5315y Firmware, published February 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.