{"cve":"CVE-2021-33164","nvd":{"published":"2022-11-11T16:15:11.543","modified":"2026-06-17T03:54:18.030","status":"Modified","description":"Improper access control in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) NUCs before version INWHL357.0046 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":6.7},"cwes":[],"references":["https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00752.html","https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00752.html","https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/434994"],"products":["intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_kit_nuc8i5inh_firmware","intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_kit_nuc8i7inh_firmware","intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_mini_pc_nuc8i5inh_firmware","intel:nuc_8_mainstream-g_mini_pc_nuc8i7inh_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:08.729216836+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-33164","score":0.00206,"percentile":0.10652,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}