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Hardware Accelerated Execution ManagerApplication · Intel

CVE-2021-0182

MEDIUM · 6.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-11-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.6.6 or later.
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67/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Uncontrolled resource consumption in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.6.6 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Uncontrolled resource consumption in Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.6.6 allows an unauthenticated user with local access to potentially enable information disclosure. The vulnerability stems from improper resource management that could be exploited to leak sensitive data.

MitigationUpgrade Intel HAXM to version 7.6.6 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Hardware Accelerated Execution ManagerApplication
Affected:< 7.6.6

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate Intel HAXM installation
    Search for haxm.exe on the system, commonly found in program directories such as C:\Program Files\Intel\HAXM or C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\HAXM on Windows systems
    Affected if Intel HAXM is installed on the system
  2. Determine installed HAXM version
    Right-click haxm.exe, select Properties, and view the File Version field in the Details tab. Alternatively, open a command prompt in the HAXM directory and run haxm.exe -v to display the version
    Affected if The displayed version is lower than 7.6.6
  3. Verify HAXM service status
    Open Services (services.msc) and check if the Intel HAXM Service (haxm) is listed and running, or run 'sc query haxm' from command prompt
    Affected if The service exists and is running on a vulnerable version

The system is affected if Intel HAXM is installed with a version lower than 7.6.6

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.6.6 or later
Fixed in 7.6.6
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Intel HAXM to version 7.6.6 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

Intel HAXM 7.6.6

  1. Download Intel HAXM version 7.6.6 or later from the official Intel website
  2. Uninstall the current version of Intel HAXM if installed
  3. Install the updated Intel HAXM 7.6.6 or newer version
  4. Restart any running virtual machines and restart the HAXM service if necessary

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager Scoped from the published advisory
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