CVE-2021-33129 describes an escalation of privilege vulnerability in Intel Advisor versions prior to 2021.4.0, stemming from incorrect default permissions in the software installer. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) allows an authenticated local user to potentially gain elevated privileges. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2021.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:advisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.