{"id":"CVE-2021-0067","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-0067","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:19:51.979Z","title":" Improper access control in system firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","description":" Improper access control in system firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","published":"2021-06-09T20:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:29:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@intel.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["intel/nuc m15 laptop kit lapbc510 firmware","intel/nuc m15 laptop kit lapbc710 firmware","intel/nuc 11 compute element cm11ebc4 firmware","intel/nuc 11 compute element cm11ebi38w firmware","intel/nuc 11 compute element cm11ebi58w firmware","intel/nuc 11 compute element cm11ebi716w firmware","intel/nuc 11 performance kit nuc11pahi3 firmware","intel/nuc 11 performance kit nuc11pahi5 firmware","intel/nuc 11 performance kit nuc11pahi7 firmware","intel/nuc 11 performance kit nuc11paki3 firmware","intel/nuc 11 performance kit nuc11paki5 firmware","intel/nuc 11 performance kit nuc11paki7 firmware","intel/nuc 11 performance mini pc nuc11paqi50wa firmware","intel/nuc 11 performance mini pc nuc11paqi70qa firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi3 firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi5 firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro board nuc11tnbi7 firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi3 firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi30l firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi30p firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi5 firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50l firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi50w firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi7 firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi70l firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnhi70q firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki3 firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki5 firmware","intel/nuc 11 pro kit nuc11tnki7 firmware","intel/nuc 11 enthusiast kit nuc11phki7c firmware","intel/nuc 11 enthusiast mini pc nuc11phki7caa firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i3fnh firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i3fnhf firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i3fnk firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i5fnh firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i5fnhf firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i5fnhj firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i5fnk firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i5fnkp firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i7fnh firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i7fnhc firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i7fnk firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance kit nuc10i7fnkp firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i3fnhfa firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i3fnhja firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i5fnhca firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i5fnhja firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i5fnkpa firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i7fnhaa firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i7fnhja firmware","intel/nuc 10 performance mini pc nuc10i7fnkpa firmware","intel/nuc 9 pro compute element nuc9v7qnb firmware","intel/nuc 9 pro compute element nuc9vxqnb firmware","intel/nuc 9 pro kit nuc9v7qnx firmware","intel/nuc 9 pro kit nuc9vxqnx firmware","intel/nuc 8 business\\, a mini pc with windows 10 nuc8i7hnkqc firmware","intel/nuc 8 enthusiast\\, a mini pc with windows 10 nuc8i7hvkva firmware","intel/nuc 8 enthusiast\\, a mini pc with windows 10 nuc8i7hvkvaw firmware","intel/nuc kit nuc8i7hnk firmware","intel/nuc kit nuc8i7hvk firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00245,"percentile":0.15589,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00511.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00511.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0067","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}