CVE-2023-32278

Local privilege escalation via installer path traversal

Published Nov 14, 2023 · Updated Aug 30, 2024

Path traversal in Intel NUC Uniwill Service Driver installation software before 1.0.1.7 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. The installer fails to confine attacker-influenced path processing to its intended directory, but Intel has not disclosed the affected file, function, or path field. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction, and successful traversal exposes the installer's elevated authority.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Intel NUC Uniwill Service Driver installation software before 1.0.1.7 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. The installer fails to confine attacker-influenced path processing to its intended directory, but Intel has not disclosed the affected file, function, or path field. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction, and successful traversal exposes the installer's elevated authority.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32278
Published
Nov 14, 2023
Updated
Aug 30, 2024
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel NUC M15 Laptop Kits - LAPRC510 & LAPRC710 Uniwill Service Driver
Classifications
CWE-249, CWE-22, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 1.0.1.7 for Intel(R) NUC Software Studio

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel NUC M15 Laptop Kits - LAPRC510 & LAPRC710 Uniwill Service Driverversion=before version 1.0.1.7 for Intel(R) NUC Software Studio
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel NUC Uniwill Service Driverversion=0 <1.0.1.7_for_intel_nuc_software_studio

Published CVSS scores

6.7Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-249DEPRECATED: Often Misused: Path Manipulation
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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