Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-38576
A BIOS bug in firmware for a particular PC model leaves the Platform authorization value empty. This can be used to permanently brick the TPM in multiple ways, as well as to non-permanently DoS the system.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 44.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 7.8
Products affected by CVE-2021-38576
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:201808
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:201811
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:201903
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:201905
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:201908
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:201911
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:202002
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:202005
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:202008
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:202011
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:202102
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cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:202105