Intel AMT prior 16.1.25 Subsystem improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel AMT. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Subsystem. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-33159. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel AMT. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper authentication in subsystem for Intel(R) AMT before versions 11.8.93, 11.22.93, 11.12.93, 12.0.92, 14.1.67, 15.0.42, 16.1.25 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was released 11/12/2022 as intel-sa-00610. It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-33159 since 05/18/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 11.8.93, 11.12.93, 11.22.93, 12.0.92, 14.1.67, 15.0.42 or 16.1.25 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AMT 11.8.93/11.12.93/11.22.93/12.0.92/14.1.67/15.0.42/16.1.25

Timelineinfo

05/18/2021 🔍
11/12/2022 +543 days 🔍
11/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
02/05/2025 +816 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00610
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-33159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-33159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213491

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2022 14:28
Updated: 02/05/2025 23:28
Changes: 11/12/2022 14:28 (50), 12/17/2022 09:44 (12), 02/05/2025 23:28 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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