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CVE-2019-14556

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th, 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R...

4.4 Medium

CVE-2019-14556 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Intel Bios, published October 5, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.4 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
0.30%EPSS, 22nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th, 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor 4000 & 5000 Series Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

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
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.30%Down 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.4

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th, 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor 4000 & 5000 Series Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Record
CVE-2019-14556
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-665
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th, 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor 4000 & 5000 Series Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Record
CVE-2019-14556
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-5717No score

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th, 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor 4000 & 5000 Series Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Record
EUVD-2019-5717
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-342r-wqp5-r3jjNo score

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th, 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R...

Improper initialization in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th, 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor 4000 & 5000 Series Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Record
GHSA-342r-wqp5-r3jj
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

References

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