CVE-2021-0055 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit LAN Drivers
An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to insecure inherited permissions in Intel NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit LAN Drivers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-0055?
CVE-2021-0055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit LAN Drivers, published on 9 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0055?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Intel Lapqc71a Firmware, Intel Lapqc71b Firmware, Intel Lapqc71c Firmware, Intel Lapqc71d Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0055?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-0055 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0055 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit LAN Drivers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wrff-x8vj-pq59.