Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-0156

High

Published: 09 February 2022

Published
09 February 2022
Modified
05 May 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0022 45.3th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-0156 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Netapp Cloud Backup. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 45.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

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.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

netapp
cloud backup
all versions
netapp
fas\/aff bios
all versions
intel
xeon bronze 3206r firmware
all versions
intel
xeon gold 5218r firmware
all versions
intel
xeon gold 5220r firmware
all versions
intel
xeon gold 6208u firmware
all versions
intel
xeon gold 6226r firmware
all versions
intel
xeon gold 6230r firmware
all versions
intel
xeon gold 6238r firmware
all versions
intel
xeon gold 6240r firmware
all versions
+670 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-20

Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-20

Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.

addresses: CWE-20

Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.

addresses: CWE-20

Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.

References