Vulnerability · Published Feb 16, 2022 · Assigned by hp
CVE-2021-39299
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in BUSINESS NOTEBOOK PCS BIOS; BUSINESS DESKTOP PCS BIOS; RETAIL POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS BIOS; WORKSTATIONS BIOS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Potential vulnerabilities have been identified in UEFI firmware (BIOS) for some PC products which may allow escalation of privilege and arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | BUSINESS NOTEBOOK PCS BIOS; BUSINESS DESKTOP PCS BIOS; RETAIL POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS BIOS; WORKSTATIONS BIOS | before 01.12.00before 01.08.00before 01.19.00before 01.08.02before 01.08.01before 02.17.00before 02.18.00before 02.12.00 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_5661066-5661090-16 x_refsource_MISC