CVE-2021-27562

Arm Trusted Firmware — Arm Trusted Firmware Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
⚠️ CVSS 3.1  5.5 / 10 — MEDIUM 🔴 CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Overview

Arm Trusted Firmware contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability allowing the non-secure (NS) world to trigger a system halt, overwrite secure data, or print out secure data when calling secure functions under the non-secure processing environment (NSPE) handler mode. This vulnerability affects Yealink Device Management servers.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27562

Key Details

PropertyValue
CVE ID CVE-2021-27562
Vendor / Product Arm — Trusted Firmware
NVD Published2021-05-25
NVD Last Modified2025-11-03
CVSS 3.1 Score5.5
CVSS 3.1 VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SeverityMEDIUM
CWE CWE-787
CISA KEV Added2021-11-03
CISA KEV Deadline2021-11-17
Known Ransomware Use No

CVSS 3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Required Action

CISA BOD 22-01 Deadline: 2021-11-17. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Timeline

DateEvent
2021-11-03Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
2021-11-17CISA BOD 22-01 remediation deadline

References

ResourceType
NVD — CVE-2021-27562 Vulnerability Database
CISA KEV Catalog Entry US Government