CVE-2021-0114

MEDIUMNVD 6.76.7—

6.7

Unchecked return value in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS v3: 6.7
EG Score: 6.7(medium)
EPSS: 33.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 16, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

secure@intelhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0007/
secure@intelhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00527.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0007/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00527.html

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-23 08:20 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-23 08:20 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-0114?

CVE-2021-0114 is a medium vulnerability published on August 16, 2021. Unchecked return value in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

When was CVE-2021-0114 disclosed?

CVE-2021-0114 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 16, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-0114 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-0114 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 33.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-0114?

CVE-2021-0114 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-0114?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-0114, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2021-0114

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