CVE-2021-0084
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers X722 and 800 series Linux RMDA...
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers X722 and 800 series Linux RMDA driver before version 1.3.19 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation 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
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers X722 and 800 series Linux RMDA driver before version 1.3.19 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0084- 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
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers X722 and 800 series Linux RMDA driver before version 1.3.19 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0084- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2703 No score
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers X722 and 800 series Linux RMDA driver before version 1.3.19 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2703- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3q3q-qxg4-v82q No score
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers X722 and 800 series Linux RMDA...
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Ethernet Controllers X722 and 800 series Linux RMDA driver before version 1.3.19 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-3q3q-qxg4-v82q- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2021-0084 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Ethernet Controller E810 Firmware, published August 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.