CVE-2021-33089

HIGH 7.8CVE-2021-33089 · Published 17/11/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-33089 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting nuc hdmi firmware update tool (intel).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.25%, higher than 15.9% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 1.78.4.0.4 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
nuc hdmi firmware update tool intel	`< 1.78.4.0.4`	`1.78.4.0.4`

Description

Improper access control in the software installer for the Intel(R) NUC HDMI Firmware Update Tool for NUC8i3BE, NUC8i5BE, NUC8i7BE before version 1.78.4.0.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

References

intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00568.html · Vendor Advisory

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