CVE-2021-0082
Uncontrolled search path in software installer for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi in Windows 10...
Uncontrolled search path in software installer for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi in Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Uncontrolled search path in software installer for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi in Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0082- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Uncontrolled search path in software installer for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi in Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0082- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2701 No score
Uncontrolled search path in software installer for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi in Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2701- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xqj5-x7c8-6f4h No score
Uncontrolled search path in software installer for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi in Windows 10...
Uncontrolled search path in software installer for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi in Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-xqj5-x7c8-6f4h- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel 7265 firmware
- intel ac1550 firmware
- intel ac 3165 firmware
- intel ac 3168 firmware
- intel ac 8260 firmware
- intel ac 8265 firmware
- intel ac 9260 firmware
- intel ac 9461 firmware
- intel ac 9462 firmware
- intel ac 9560 firmware
- intel ax1650 firmware
- intel ax1675 firmware
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-0082 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel 7265 Firmware, published November 17, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.