Vulnerabilities
Misconfiguration
Compliance
CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-33117

Published: May 12, 2022 | Modified: May 05, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Vulnerability-free packages from our partners
root.io logo minimus.io logo echo.ai logo
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33117
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Improper access control for some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors before BIOS version MR7, may allow a local attacker to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
BiosIntel*mr7 (excluding)
Intel-microcodeUbuntubionic*
Intel-microcodeUbuntudevel*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Intel-microcodeUbuntufocal*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuimpish*
Intel-microcodeUbuntujammy*
Intel-microcodeUbuntukinetic*
Intel-microcodeUbuntutrusty/esm*
Intel-microcodeUbuntuupstream*

References

Aqua Security is the largest pure-play cloud native security company, providing customers the freedom to innovate and run their businesses with minimal friction. The Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform provides prevention, detection, and response automation across the entire application lifecycle to secure the build, secure cloud infrastructure and secure running workloads wherever they are deployed.
Copyright © 2026 Aqua Security Software Ltd.   Privacy Policy | Terms of Use