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CVE-2021-0144
Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of…
Medium6.7EPSS 0.33%
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- intel
Description
Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 74% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.7.
Weakness
- escalation of privilege
- CWE-1188 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-1188 and its CVEs
Affected products
Intel BSSA DFTrs
- affected See references
References (2)
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00525.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00527.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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