CVE-2021-33145
Uncaught exception in some Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I225 Manageability firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Uncaught exception in some Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Intel(R) Ethernet Controller I225 Manageability firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.20% probability · 9th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-248
- Affected
- intel/ethernet controller i225-it firmware · intel/ethernet controller i225-lm firmware · intel/ethernet controller i225-v firmware · intel/ethernet adapter complete driver
- Source
- secure@intel.com
EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.