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CVE-2021-0077

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

Insecure inherited permissions in the installer for the Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler before version 2021.1.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Intel — Vtune Profiler

CWEs

References

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  "published": "2021-06-09T20:15:08.487",
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    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:29:03.770",
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