Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Computing Improvement Program - CVE-2021-0074
Published: June 16, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54143
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0074
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Computing Improvement Program
Computing Improvement Program
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the installer, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0074
Install updates from vendor's website.