Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Intel Driver and Support Assistant (DSA) - CVE-2021-0073
Published: June 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54133
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0073
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Driver and Support Assistant (DSA)
Intel Driver and Support Assistant (DSA)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0073
Install updates from vendor's website.