What is CVE-2021-0106?

CVE-2021-0106 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Ipmctl, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-0106?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-0106 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Intel Ipmctl

CVE-2021-0106

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.

Published 2021-06-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.6th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

pawan-shivarkar/List-of-CVE-s-

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00541.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0106?: CVE-2021-0106 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Ipmctl, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-0106?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-0106 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.