CVE-2021-33159 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper authentication in subsystem for Intel(R) AMT before versions 11.8.93, 11.22.93, 11.12.93, 12.0.92, 14.1.67, 15.0.42, 16.1.25 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00033.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Intel	Active Management Technology Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-19874	Improper authentication in subsystem for Intel(R) AMT before versions 11.8.93, 11.22.93, 11.12.93, 12.0.92, 14.1.67, 15.0.42, 16.1.25 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00610.html

History

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2022-11-11T15:48:36.704Z

Updated: 2025-02-05T20:54:08.124Z

Reserved: 2021-05-18T00:31:17.246Z

Link: CVE-2021-33159

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:42:20.015Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-11T16:15:11.440

Modified: 2025-02-05T21:15:14.210

Link: CVE-2021-33159

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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