CVE-2021-27562
In Arm Trusted Firmware M through 1.2, the NS world may trigger a system halt, an overwrite of...
In Arm Trusted Firmware M through 1.2, the NS world may trigger a system halt, an overwrite of secure data, or the printing out of secure data when calling secure functions under the NSPE handler mode.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Arm Trusted Firmware M through 1.2, the NS world may trigger a system halt, an overwrite of secure data, or the printing out of secure data when calling secure functions under the NSPE handler mode.
- Record
CVE-2021-27562- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In Arm Trusted Firmware M through 1.2, the NS world may trigger a system halt, an overwrite of secure data, or the printing out of secure data when calling secure functions under the NSPE handler mode.
- Record
CVE-2021-27562- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-14313
In Arm Trusted Firmware M through 1.2, the NS world may trigger a system halt, an overwrite of secure data, or the printing out of secure data when calling secure functions under the NSPE handler mode.
- Record
EUVD-2021-14313- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3352-gx8m-f7v5
In Arm Trusted Firmware M through 1.2, the NS world may trigger a system halt, an overwrite of...
In Arm Trusted Firmware M through 1.2, the NS world may trigger a system halt, an overwrite of secure data, or the printing out of secure data when calling secure functions under the NSPE handler mode.
- Record
GHSA-3352-gx8m-f7v5- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Arm Trusted Firmware Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Arm Trusted Firmware contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability allowing the non-secure (NS) world to trigger a system halt, overwrite secure data, or print out secure data when calling secure functions under the non-secure processing environment (NSPE) handler mode. This vulnerability affects Yealink Device Management servers.
- Record
CVE-2021-27562- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-27562 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Arm Trusted Firmware, published May 25, 2021. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.06%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates
git.trustedfirmware.org/TF-M/trusted-firmware-m.git/tree/docs/security/security_advisories/svc_caller_sp_fetching_vulnerability.rst
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-27562
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27562
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3352-gx8m-f7v5