Every CVE Search/ Get API key

CVE-2021-28216

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting...

7.8 HighFix available

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting PcdFirmwarePerformanceDataTableS3Support to FALSE.

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

0.42%Unchanged since Aug 6, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting PcdFirmwarePerformanceDataTableS3Support to FALSE.

Record
CVE-2021-28216
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-587, CWE-763
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting PcdFirmwarePerformanceDataTableS3Support to FALSE.

Record
CVE-2021-28216
Weakness
CWE-587
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-14906 No score

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting PcdFirmwarePerformanceDataTableS3Support to FALSE.

Record
EUVD-2021-14906
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wgv-vj43-rpr5 7.8

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting...

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting PcdFirmwarePerformanceDataTableS3Support to FALSE.

Record
GHSA-6wgv-vj43-rpr5
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-587, CWE-763
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting PcdFirmwarePerformanceDataTableS3Support to FALSE.

Record
CVE-2021-28216
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-28216 7.8

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting PcdFirmwarePerformanceDataTableS3Support to FALSE.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28216
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2021-1458 7.8

edk2 security update

EFI Development Kit II.

Security Fix(es):

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting PcdFirmwarePerformanceDataTableS3Support to FALSE.(CVE-2021-28216)

Record
OESA-2021-1458
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-28216 7.8

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting PcdFirmwarePerformanceDataTableS3Support to FALSE.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28216
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
edk2
Debian:12
 before 2021.11~rc1-1
2021.11~rc1-1
edk2
Debian:13
 before 2021.11~rc1-1
2021.11~rc1-1
edk2
Debian:14
 before 2021.11~rc1-1
2021.11~rc1-1
edk2
Debian:11
 before 2020.11-2+deb11u3, plus listed versions
2020.11-22020.11-2+deb11u12020.11-2+deb11u2
2020.11-2+deb11u3
edk2
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
 before 202002-7.oe1
202002-7.oe1
edk2
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP2
 before 202002-7.oe1
202002-7.oe1
edk2
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0~20150106.5c2d456b-20~20160104.c2a892d7-10~20160408.ffea0a2c-20~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.10~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.20~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm10~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm30~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm4
 None known
edk2
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0~20170911.5dfba97c-10~20171010.234dbcef-10~20171027.76fd5a66-10~20171205.a9212288-10~20180105.0bc94c74-1
Show 8 moreShow less
0~20180205.c0d9813c-10~20180205.c0d9813c-20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.10~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.30~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm10~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm3
 None known
edk2
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0~20190606.20d2e5a1-2ubuntu10~20190828.37eef910-30~20190828.37eef910-40~20191122.bd85bf54-10~20191122.bd85bf54-1ubuntu1
Show 11 moreShow less
0~20191122.bd85bf54-20~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu10~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu20~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu30~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.10~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.20~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.30~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.40~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.50~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.60~20191122.bd85bf54-2ubuntu3.6+esm1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-28216 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Tianocore Edk Ii, published August 5, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in edk2 2021.11~rc1-1.

References

Pages All vulnerabilities Browse Docs Sources Guide Get API key
MoveEnter Open