CVE-2021-0124 describes an improper access control vulnerability in the firmware of certain Intel processors, also affecting NetApp products. A privileged user with physical access could exploit this to achieve escalation of privilege. This is a medium-severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6, indicating that physical access is required but the impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is high. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant media coverage, though it has been mentioned in community discussions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:fas\/aff_bios:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_bronze_3206r_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5218r_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5220r_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.