CVE-2021-0060 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) SPS
An authenticated user with physical access can escalate privileges due to insufficient compartmentalization in Intel SPS firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-0060?
CVE-2021-0060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netapp Cloud Backup, published on 9 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient compartmentalization in HECI subsystem for the Intel(R) SPS before versions SPS_E5_04.01.04.516.0, SPS_E5_04.04.04.033.0, SPS_E5_04.04.03.281.0, SPS_E5_03.01.03.116.0, SPS_E3_05.01.04.309.0, SPS_02.04.00.101.0, SPS_SoC-A_05.00.03.114.0, SPS_SoC-X_04.00.04.326.0, SPS_SoC-X_03.00.03.117.0, IGN_E5_91.00.00.167.0, SPS_PHI_03.01.03.078.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0060?
It affects 16 products.
Products include Intel 11th Generation Core Series Firmware, Intel Atom C3000 Series Firmware, Intel Atom C610 Series Firmware, Intel Atom P5000 Series Firmware, Intel C240 Series Firmware, Intel C620 Series Firmware and 10 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0060?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0060 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-0060 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0060 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f62p-qx9c-xcwr.