CVE-2021-33103 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Processors

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

A privileged local attacker can exploit an unintended intermediary in the BIOS authenticated code module to escalate privileges on Intel processors.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-33103?

CVE-2021-33103 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processors, published on 12 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unintended intermediary in the BIOS authenticated code module for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-33103?

It affects 193 products.

Products include Intel Core I3-1000g1 Firmware, Intel Core I3-1000g4 Firmware, Intel Core I3-1005g1 Firmware, Intel Core I3-10100 Firmware, Intel Core I3-10100e Firmware, Intel Core I3-10100f Firmware and 187 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-33103?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-33103 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-33103 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-33103 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5mch-9pg5-xxhh.

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