# CVE-2021-0185: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Server Board M10JNP Family

> A privileged local user can escalate privileges on Intel Server Board M10JNP Family firmware due to improper input validation.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 5 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v22m-g7m2-j2vq

## What is CVE-2021-0185?

CVE-2021-0185 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Server Board M10JNP Family, published on 10 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper input validation in the firmware for some Intel(R) Server Board M10JNP Family before version 7.216 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0185?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel M10jnp2sb Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-0185?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-0185 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Server Board M10JNP Family

- [CVE-2024-41167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41167/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Server Board M10JNP2SB Family (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2020-8734](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8734/): Privilege escalation in Intel® Server Board M10JNP2SB Advisory (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2020-8733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8733/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Server Board M10JNP2SB Advisory (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-0185 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-0185 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Server Board M10JNP Family, published on 10 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) Server Board M10JNP Family. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0185/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0185/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0185
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0185
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-0185

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