Local privilege escalation via unquoted search path
Published Feb 14, 2024 · Updated May 12, 2025
Unquoted search path handling in Intel Thunderbolt DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel identifies the weakness class but does not disclose the affected executable, path, or exact unsafe process invocation. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction; the resulting privilege level is undisclosed.
Summary
What happened
Unquoted search path handling in Intel Thunderbolt DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel identifies the weakness class but does not disclose the affected executable, path, or exact unsafe process invocation. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction; the resulting privilege level is undisclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-24542
- Published
- Feb 14, 2024
- Updated
- May 12, 2025
- Vendor
- Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Product
- Intel Thunderbolt DCH driver for Windows
- Classifications
- CWE-428, T1574.009
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=before version 88
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