CVE-2021-0074 describes an improper permissions vulnerability in the installer for Intel Computing Improvement Program software versions prior to 2.4.5982. This flaw allows an authenticated local user to potentially achieve escalation of privilege. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.4.5982CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:computing_improvement_program:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.