CVE-2021-0159

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 18.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-05-12 16:36Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-05 16:59Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-10-22

Assigning CNA

intel

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

0cc6d3018b2cfb7e5ffc04aeb5f5426dc6037854f7a1b9456ae8f37e7eb5d89f

• www.intel.comhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/x_refsource_CONFIRM