Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Computing Improvement Program software before version 2.4.5982 may allow an authenti…

published 2021-06-09 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-2693

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Computing Improvement Program software before version 2.4.5982 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

intel computing_improvement_program 2.4.5982

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Computing Improvement Program software

Classification

Weakness

CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00530.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-0074
NVD CVE-2021-0074

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Summary