Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory for Windows software versions before 2.00.00.3842 or 1.00.00.…

published 2021-06-09 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-2725

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
public exploits: 0; none known

Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory for Windows software versions before 2.00.00.3842 or 1.00.00.3515 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

intel ipmctl 1.00.00.3515, 2.00.00.3842

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Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Optane(TM) DC Persistent Memory for Windows software versions

Classification

Weakness

CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00541.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-0106
NVD CVE-2021-0106

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