CVE-2021-0074

Local privilege escalation via improper installer permissions

Published Jun 9, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Improper permissions in the Intel Computing Improvement Program installer before 2.4.5982 allow local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not disclosed which installer resource receives the improper permissions or how those permissions are assigned. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction; successful exploitation elevates privileges on the affected Windows host.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper permissions in the Intel Computing Improvement Program installer before 2.4.5982 allow local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not disclosed which installer resource receives the improper permissions or how those permissions are assigned. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction; successful exploitation elevates privileges on the affected Windows host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-0074
Published
Jun 9, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Computing Improvement Program
Classifications
CWE-281, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 9, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 2.4.5982

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Computing Improvement Programversion=before version 2.4.5982

Published CVSS scores

4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7IntelCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-281Improper Preservation of Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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