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CVE-2021-33162

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 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: 2024-02-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Improper access control in some Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I225 Manageability firmware may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Ethernet tools and driver install software: before 29.0.1 — fixed in 29.0.1
• Intel Ethernet Controller I225-It Firmware: before 1.87 — fixed in 1.87
• Intel Ethernet Controller I225-Lm Firmware: before 1.87 — fixed in 1.87
• Intel Ethernet Controller I225-V Firmware: before 1.87 — fixed in 1.87

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Ethernet tools and driver install software 29.0.1; Intel Ethernet Controller I225-It Firmware 1.87; Intel Ethernet Controller I225-Lm Firmware 1.87; Intel Ethernet Controller I225-V Firmware 1.87. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00756.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00756.html

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