# CVE-2021-33087: Auth bypass in Intel(R) NUC M15 Laptop Kit Management Engine driver pack

> An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in the Intel NUC M15 Management Engine driver pack due to improper authentication in the installer.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2624-69c2-835g

## What is CVE-2021-33087?

CVE-2021-33087 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC M15 Laptop Kit Management Engine driver pack, 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

Improper authentication in the installer for the Intel(R) NUC M15 Laptop Kit Management Engine driver pack before version 15.0.10.1508 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33087?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Nuc M15 Laptop Kit Management Engine Driver Pack.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-33087?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-33087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-33087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-33087 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-33087 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Intel(R) NUC M15 Laptop Kit Management Engine driver pack, 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-2021-33087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) NUC M15 Laptop Kit Management Engine driver pack. 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-2021-33087/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33087/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33087
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33087
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33087

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