CVE-2021-0190
Uncaught exception in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user...
Uncaught exception in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Uncaught exception in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0190- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Uncaught exception in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0190- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2809
Uncaught exception in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2809- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-29cj-vw65-6494
Uncaught exception in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user...
Uncaught exception in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-29cj-vw65-6494- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel core i9-10900x firmware
- intel core i9-10920x firmware
- intel core i9-10940x firmware
- intel core i9-10980xe firmware
- intel xeon e5-1603 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-1607 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-1620 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-1630 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-1650 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-1660 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-1680 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2603 v4 firmware
Show 41 moreShow less
- intel xeon e5-2608l v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2609 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2618l v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2620 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2623 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2628l v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2630 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2630l v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2637 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2640 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2643 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2648l v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2650 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2650l v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2658 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2660 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2667 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2679 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2680 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2683 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2687w v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2689 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2690 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2695 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2697 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2697a v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2698 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2699 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2699a v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-2699r v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-4610 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-4610a v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-4620 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-4627 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-4628l v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-4640 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-4650 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-4655 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-4660 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-4667 v4 firmware
- intel xeon e5-4669 v4 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-0190 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Core I9-10900x Firmware, published May 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.