CVE-2021-0055
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 9, 2021 at 07:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:29 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorLAPQC71D FirmwareLAPQC71B FirmwareLAPQC71C Firmware
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
Insecure inherited permissions for some Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit LAN Drivers before version 10.42 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 10.42
Affected range stops below 10.42, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-lapqc71a (same device)
v < 10.42
Affected range stops below 10.42, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-lapqc71b (same device)
v < 10.42
Affected range stops below 10.42, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-lapqc71c (same device)
v < 10.42
Affected range stops below 10.42, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
intel-lapqc71d (same device)
v < 10.42
Affected range stops below 10.42, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00505.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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