Local privilege escalation
Published Feb 14, 2024 · Updated Aug 16, 2024
Improper access control in Intel Thunderbolt DCH Drivers for Windows before version 88 allows local users to gain higher privileges. Intel has not published which driver component makes the improper access-control decision or which untrusted operation reaches it. Exploitation requires an existing low-privileged local account and high complexity, and successful use can expose and alter data across a security boundary without interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Intel Thunderbolt DCH Drivers for Windows before version 88 allows local users to gain higher privileges. Intel has not published which driver component makes the improper access-control decision or which untrusted operation reaches it. Exploitation requires an existing low-privileged local account and high complexity, and successful use can expose and alter data across a security boundary without interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-27301
- Published
- Feb 14, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 16, 2024
- Vendor
- Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Product
- Intel Thunderbolt DCH Drivers for Windows
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=before version 88
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