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CVE-2021-26408

Insufficient validation of elliptic curve points in SEV-legacy firmware may compromise SEV-legacy...

7.1 High

Insufficient validation of elliptic curve points in SEV-legacy firmware may compromise SEV-legacy guest migration potentially resulting in loss of guest's integrity or confidentiality.

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
None

Exploit likelihood

0.27%Down 0.6 points since May 11, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.1

Insufficient validation of elliptic curve points in SEV-legacy firmware may compromise SEV-legacy guest migration potentially resulting in loss of guest's integrity or confidentiality.

Record
CVE-2021-26408
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
6.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Insufficient validation of elliptic curve points in SEV-legacy firmware may compromise SEV-legacy guest migration potentially resulting in loss of guest's integrity or confidentiality.

Record
CVE-2021-26408
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-13214 No score

Insufficient validation of elliptic curve points in SEV-legacy firmware may compromise SEV-legacy guest migration potentially resulting in loss of guest's integrity or confidentiality.

Record
EUVD-2021-13214
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q49c-2cmm-mw74 7.1

Insufficient validation of elliptic curve points in SEV-legacy firmware may compromise SEV-legacy...

Insufficient validation of elliptic curve points in SEV-legacy firmware may compromise SEV-legacy guest migration potentially resulting in loss of guest's integrity or confidentiality.

Record
GHSA-q49c-2cmm-mw74
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2021-26408 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Amd 1st Gen Amd Epyc™, published May 10, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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