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CVE-2021-0055

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2021-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

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.

Affected products

• Intel Lapqc71A Firmware: before 10.42 — fixed in 10.42
• Intel Lapqc71B Firmware: before 10.42 — fixed in 10.42
• Intel Lapqc71C Firmware: before 10.42 — fixed in 10.42
• Intel Lapqc71D Firmware: before 10.42 — fixed in 10.42

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Lapqc71A Firmware 10.42; Intel Lapqc71B Firmware 10.42; Intel Lapqc71C Firmware 10.42; Intel Lapqc71D Firmware 10.42. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00505.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00505.html

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