CVE-2021-33123
High
Published: 12 May 2022
Published
12 May 2022
Modified
05 May 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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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
0.0014
33.4th percentile
Risk Priority
16
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2021-33123 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 33.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-19838
Vulnerability details
Improper access control 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.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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
intel
xeon gold 6242r firmware
all versions
intel
xeon gold 6246r firmware
all versions
+663 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.