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CVE-2021-0012

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in some Intel(R) Graphics Driver before version 27.20.100.8336, 15.45.33.5164, and 15.40.47.5166 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Corporation Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows: from 15.40 before 15.40.47.5166; from 15.45 before 15.45.33.5164 — fixed in 15.40.47.5166, 15.45.33.5164
• Intel(R) Graphics Drivers: from 27.20 before 27.20.100.9030 — fixed in 27.20.100.9030

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Corporation Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows 15.40.47.5166, 15.45.33.5164; Intel(R) Graphics Drivers 27.20.100.9030. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00508.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00566.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00508.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00566.html

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