CVE-2021-0086
Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Brand Verification Tool before version 11...
Observable response discrepancy in floating-point operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Observable response discrepancy in floating-point operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0086- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Observable response discrepancy in floating-point operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-0086- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2705 No score
Observable response discrepancy in floating-point operations for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2705- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9j8p-g942-2m9h No score
Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Brand Verification Tool before version 11...
Improper permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) Brand Verification Tool before version 11.0.0.1225 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-9j8p-g942-2m9h- Weakness
- CWE-203
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2021-0086 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Intel Brand Verification Tool, published June 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00516.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/08/7
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H36U6CNREC436W6GYO7QUMJIVEA35SCV
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0086
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9j8p-g942-2m9h