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Fencer Vulns
high 8.4

CVE-2021-33162 json

Improper access control in some Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I225 Manageability firmware may allow an authen…

published 2024-02-23 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-19877

cvss
8.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Improper access control in some Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I225 Manageability firmware may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

  • intel ethernet_adapter_complete_driver 29.0.1
  • intel ethernet_controller_i225-it_firmware 1.87
  • intel ethernet_controller_i225-lm_firmware 1.87
  • intel ethernet_controller_i225-v_firmware 1.87

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I225 Manageability firmware

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.