# CVE-2021-33062: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler

> An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to incorrect default permissions in the Intel VTune Profiler installer.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9p53-xrmx-vm2x

## What is CVE-2021-33062?

CVE-2021-33062 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler, published on 17 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for the Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler before version 2021.3.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33062?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Vtune Profiler.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-33062?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-33062 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-33062 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33062 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler

- [CVE-2022-21807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21807/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-0077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0077/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-12329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12329/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-14613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14613/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Amplifier for Windows* (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-45320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45320/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-33062 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-33062 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler, published on 17 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33062 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33062/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33062/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33062
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33062
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33062

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.