Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Driver and Support Assistant (DSA) - CVE-2021-0094
Published: June 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54132
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0094
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper link resolution before file access, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Intel Driver and Support Assistant (DSA)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0094
Install updates from vendor's website.
Intel Driver and Support Assistant (DSA) - update to 20.11.50.9