CVE-2021-22887
A vulnerability in the BIOS of Pulse Secure (PSA-Series Hardware) models PSA5000 and PSA7000...
A vulnerability in the BIOS of Pulse Secure (PSA-Series Hardware) models PSA5000 and PSA7000 could allow an attacker to compromise BIOS firmware. This vulnerability can be exploited only as part of an attack chain. Before an attacker can compromise the BIOS, they must exploit the device.
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
NVD Score used
A vulnerability in the BIOS of Pulse Secure (PSA-Series Hardware) models PSA5000 and PSA7000 could allow an attacker to compromise BIOS firmware. This vulnerability can be exploited only as part of an attack chain. Before an attacker can compromise the BIOS, they must exploit the device.
- Record
CVE-2021-22887- CVSS 3.1
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-506
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability in the BIOS of Pulse Secure (PSA-Series Hardware) models PSA5000 and PSA7000 could allow an attacker to compromise BIOS firmware. This vulnerability can be exploited only as part of an attack chain. Before an attacker can compromise the BIOS, they must exploit the device.
- Record
CVE-2021-22887- Weakness
- CWE-506
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-10019 No score
A vulnerability in the BIOS of Pulse Secure (PSA-Series Hardware) models PSA5000 and PSA7000 could allow an attacker to compromise BIOS firmware. This vulnerability can be exploited only as part of an attack chain. Before an attacker can compromise the BIOS, they must exploit the device.
- Record
EUVD-2021-10019- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpmr-cr86-wc6h No score
A vulnerability in the BIOS of Pulse Secure (PSA-Series Hardware) models PSA5000 and PSA7000...
A vulnerability in the BIOS of Pulse Secure (PSA-Series Hardware) models PSA5000 and PSA7000 could allow an attacker to compromise BIOS firmware. This vulnerability can be exploited only as part of an attack chain. Before an attacker can compromise the BIOS, they must exploit the device.
- Record
GHSA-gpmr-cr86-wc6h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- pulsesecure psa-5000 firmware
- pulsesecure psa-7000 firmware
- supermicro x10sl7-f firmware
- supermicro x10sla-f firmware
- supermicro x10slh-f firmware
- supermicro x10sll-f firmware
- supermicro x10sll-s firmware
- supermicro x10sll-sf firmware
- supermicro x10sll\+f firmware
- supermicro x10slm-f firmware
- supermicro x10slm\+-f firmware
- supermicro x10slm\+ln4f 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-2021-22887 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.3) in Pulsesecure Psa-5000 Firmware, published March 16, 2021. 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.