CVE-2023-32544

Authenticated local denial of service

Published Jan 19, 2024 · Updated Jun 17, 2025

Improper access control in Intel HotKey Services installers before 1.1.45 allows local users to cause a denial of service. Intel has not published the affected access-control locus or the operation it performs incorrectly. Exploitation requires an authenticated local account, and Intel does not specify whether the resulting interruption is a hang, crash, or other failure.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Intel HotKey Services installers before 1.1.45 allows local users to cause a denial of service. Intel has not published the affected access-control locus or the operation it performs incorrectly. Exploitation requires an authenticated local account, and Intel does not specify whether the resulting interruption is a hang, crash, or other failure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32544
Published
Jan 19, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2025
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel HotKey Services for Windows 10 for Intel NUC P14E Laptop Element
Classifications
CWE-284, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 1.1.45

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel HotKey Services for Windows 10 for Intel NUC P14E Laptop Elementversion=before version 1.1.45

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.3Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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