Local privilege escalation through undisclosed access-control flaw
Published May 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Improper access control in Intel Context Sensing Technology before 2.1.10300 allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not disclosed the affected component, protected resource, or access-control operation that incorrectly permits low-privilege access. Exploitation requires an authenticated local user; Intel describes privilege escalation but provides no further consequence details.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Intel Context Sensing Technology before 2.1.10300 allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not disclosed the affected component, protected resource, or access-control operation that incorrectly permits low-privilege access. Exploitation requires an authenticated local user; Intel describes privilege escalation but provides no further consequence details.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-39433
- Published
- May 16, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Product
- Intel Context Sensing Technology
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.1.10300
- Affected versionversion=before version 2.1.10300
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