CVE-2021-28216

7.8 HIGH
Published: August 05, 2021 Modified: November 03, 2025
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Description

BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. Recommend setting PcdFirmwarePerformanceDataTableS3Support to FALSE.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2957
Source: infosec@edk2.groups.io
Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2957
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
30th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-587 CWE-763

Affected Vendors

tianocore

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