CVE-2023-27515Network attack vector

Privilege escalation via undisclosed cross-site scripting

Published Aug 11, 2023 · Updated Oct 9, 2024

Cross-site scripting in Intel Driver & Support Assistant before 23.1.9 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges via network access. Intel has not disclosed the affected request handler, input field, or missing output-encoding operation that permits script execution. The Intel assessment requires no authentication or user interaction and bounds the consequence to privilege escalation on the Windows host.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Intel Driver & Support Assistant before 23.1.9 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges via network access. Intel has not disclosed the affected request handler, input field, or missing output-encoding operation that permits script execution. The Intel assessment requires no authentication or user interaction and bounds the consequence to privilege escalation on the Windows host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-27515
Published
Aug 11, 2023
Updated
Oct 9, 2024
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Driver & Support Assistant
Classifications
CWE-79
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 9, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 23.1.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Driver & Support Assistantversion=before version 23.1.9

Published CVSS scores

8.1Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.6NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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