CVE-2021-33101 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) GPA software before version 21.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published: 2022-02-09

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Intel(R) GPA software

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before version 21.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:intel:graphics_performance_analyzers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-19816	Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) GPA software before version 21.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00068.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00574.html

History

Mon, 05 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2022-02-09T22:04:35.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-05T16:51:13.774Z

Reserved: 2021-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-33101

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:42:19.454Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-09T23:15:15.307

Modified: 2025-05-05T17:17:07.913

Link: CVE-2021-33101

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-427

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