Local privilege escalation via uncontrolled search path
Published May 10, 2023 · Updated Jan 24, 2025
Uncontrolled search path in Intel iFlashV before 5.13.00.2105 allows local users to escalate privileges through local execution. Intel has not disclosed which executable or library is searched for, which directories are examined, or how an attacker-controlled file is selected. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction; the resulting privilege level is undisclosed.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled search path in Intel iFlashV before 5.13.00.2105 allows local users to escalate privileges through local execution. Intel has not disclosed which executable or library is searched for, which directories are examined, or how an attacker-controlled file is selected. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction; the resulting privilege level is undisclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-38101
- Published
- May 10, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 24, 2025
- Vendor
- Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Product
- iFlashV
- Classifications
- CWE-427, CWE-428, T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=before version iFlashV Windows 5.13.00.2105
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