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CVE-2021-33159

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 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: 2022-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Improper authentication in subsystem for Intel(R) AMT before versions 11.8.93, 11.22.93, 11.12.93, 12.0.92, 14.1.67, 15.0.42, 16.1.25 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Active Management Technology (AMT): before 11.8.93; from 11.12.0 before 11.12.93; from 11.22.0 before 11.22.93; from 12.0 before 12.0.92; from 14.1 before 14.1.67; from 15.0 before 15.0.42 — fixed in 11.12.93, 11.22.93, 11.8.93, 12.0.92, 14.1.67, 15.0.42

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Active Management Technology (AMT) 11.12.93, 11.22.93, 11.8.93, 12.0.92. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00610.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00610.html

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