CVE-2021-33059
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Administrative Tools for Intel(R) Network Adapters...
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Administrative Tools for Intel(R) Network Adapters driver for Windows before version 1.4.0.15, may allow a privileged 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Administrative Tools for Intel(R) Network Adapters driver for Windows before version 1.4.0.15, may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-33059- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Administrative Tools for Intel(R) Network Adapters driver for Windows before version 1.4.0.15, may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2021-33059- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-19774 No score
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Administrative Tools for Intel(R) Network Adapters driver for Windows before version 1.4.0.15, may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2021-19774- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hc8m-3g48-3jgm No score
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Administrative Tools for Intel(R) Network Adapters...
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Administrative Tools for Intel(R) Network Adapters driver for Windows before version 1.4.0.15, may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-hc8m-3g48-3jgm- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2021-33059 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Intel Administrative Tools For Intel Network Adapters, published November 17, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.