{"id":"CVE-2021-0121","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-0121","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:16:53.978Z","title":"Improper access control in the installer for some Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe MAX Dedicated Graphics Drivers for Windows 10 before version 27.20.100.9466 may allow authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","description":"Improper access control in the installer for some Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe MAX Dedicated Graphics Drivers for Windows 10 before version 27.20.100.9466 may allow authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","published":"2021-11-17T19:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:29:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@intel.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["intel/iris xe max dedicated graphics"],"epss":{"score":0.00255,"percentile":0.16998,"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":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00566.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@intel.com"},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00566.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0121","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."}