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CVE-2021-0159

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper input validation in the BIOS authenticated code module for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5218R Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5220 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5220R Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5220S Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5220T Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5222 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5318H Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5318N Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5320 Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5320H Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 5320T Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6208U Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6209U Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6210U Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6222V Firmware: all versions
• Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Firmware: all versions

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.html
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.html

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