CVE-2023-38561

Local privilege escalation via undisclosed access control flaw

Published Feb 14, 2024 · Updated Aug 21, 2024

Improper access control in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility before 7.12.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Intel has not published the affected component or the access-control operation that mishandles a user's local action. A low-privileged authenticated account and local access are required; the reported impact is unauthorized system modification, with no confidentiality or availability impact.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility before 7.12.0.29 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Intel has not published the affected component or the access-control operation that mishandles a user's local action. A low-privileged authenticated account and local access are required; the reported impact is unauthorized system modification, with no confidentiality or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-38561
Published
Feb 14, 2024
Updated
Aug 21, 2024
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility
Classifications
CWE-284, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 7.12.0.29

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Extreme Tuning Utilityversion=before version 7.12.0.29

Published CVSS scores

5.5Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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