# CVE-2021-0060: 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\_E

- Severity: CVSS 6.6 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-02-09 · Updated: 2025-05-05

## Affected

- n/a Intel(R) SPS: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Intel(R) SPS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00470.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0005/

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