Improper input validation in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation o
Improper input validation in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
We don't hand-write analysis for the hundreds of thousands of vulnerabilities in the database; that wouldn't be honest. For notable, high-impact vulnerabilities our team writes the mechanism, detection and remediation steps.
We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Feb 9, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 20th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
Sign in to follow · You’ll be notified if a followed record enters KEV, gets an exploit or is updated.
Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| intel | xeon bronze 3206r firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_bronze_3206r_firmware |
| intel | xeon bronze 3206r | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_bronze_3206r |
| intel | xeon gold 5218r firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5218r_firmware |
| intel | xeon gold 5218r | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_gold_5218r |
| intel | xeon gold 5220r firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_5220r_firmware |
| intel | xeon gold 5220r | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_gold_5220r |
| intel | xeon gold 6208u firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6208u_firmware |
| intel | xeon gold 6208u | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_gold_6208u |
| intel | xeon gold 6226r firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6226r_firmware |
| intel | xeon gold 6226r | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_gold_6226r |
| intel | xeon gold 6230r firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_gold_6230r_firmware |
| intel | xeon gold 6230r | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_gold_6230r |
and 188 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- intel core i3-10100 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10100e firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10100f firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10100t firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10100te firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10100y firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10105 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10105f firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10105t firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10305 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10305t firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10325 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-11100he firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-1110g4 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-1115g4 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-1115g4e firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-1115gre firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-1120g4 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-1125g4 firmwareall versions
- intel core i5-10200h firmwareall versions
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (intel). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Intel(R) Processors
- See referencesaffected
Same product
intel: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-33123Improper access control in the BIOS authenticated code module for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable31Monitor
- CVE-2021-0117Pointer issues in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via31Monitor
- CVE-2021-0116Out-of-bounds write in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privileg31Monitor
- CVE-2020-0590Improper input validation in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of 31Monitor
- CVE-2021-33124Out-of-bounds write in the BIOS authenticated code module for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aes26Monitor
- CVE-2021-0125Improper initialization in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privile26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
—
Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0007/
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00527.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.