An issue was discovered in the controller unit of the OpenRISC mor1kx processor.
Priority LOW 20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the controller unit of the OpenRISC mor1kx processor. The write logic of Exception Effective Address Register (EEAR) is not implemented correctly. User programs from authorized privilege levels will be unable to write to EEAR.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00407 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41613
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcjg-x87g-7qff
References
More Openrisc Mor1kx Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-18334 An issue was discovered in the ALU unit of the OpenRISC mor1kx processor. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-18336 An issue was discovered in the controller unit of the OpenRISC mor1kx processor. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-41613 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-41613 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xcjg-x87g-7qff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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