CVE-2023-23908

Information disclosure via undisclosed access-control flaw

Published Aug 11, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Improper access control in Intel 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable processors allows local users to disclose unspecified information. Intel has not published the affected internal component or the wrong operation that bypasses the intended access boundary. Exploitation requires high privileges on the host and is limited to disclosure, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Intel 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable processors allows local users to disclose unspecified information. Intel has not published the affected internal component or the wrong operation that bypasses the intended access boundary. Exploitation requires high privileges on the host and is limited to disclosure, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-23908
Published
Aug 11, 2023
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Classifications
CWE-284
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processorsversion=See references

Published CVSS scores

4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.0Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control

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