CVE-2021-33101 (GCVE-0-2021-33101)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-09 22:04 – Updated: 2025-05-05 16:51
VLAI
Summary
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) GPA software before version 21.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • escalation of privilege
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Intel(R) GPA software Affected: before version 21.2
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