CVE-2021-44545

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 40.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

2022-08-18 00:00Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-05 16:45Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-12-09

Assigning CNA

intel

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

6bfed59d42ca98809ec4ff1e65be92ee9cc93db6e2e58c325cd2955c2b42feba

• www.intel.comhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00621.html
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20230401 [SECURITY] [DLA 3380-1] firmware-nonfree LTS new upstream version (security updates and newer firmware for Linux 5.10)https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00002.htmlmailing-list