CVE-2023-41090

Privilege escalation via undisclosed race condition

Published Feb 14, 2024 · Updated Aug 7, 2024

Race condition in Intel Memory and Storage Tool before 2.3 allows local users with high privileges to escalate privileges. Intel has not disclosed the affected component, competing operations, shared resource, or timing window that triggers the race. Exploitation requires local access, high privileges, user interaction, and winning a complex race; Intel reports only low-integrity impact.

CVSS severity1.8
Low
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Race condition in Intel Memory and Storage Tool before 2.3 allows local users with high privileges to escalate privileges. Intel has not disclosed the affected component, competing operations, shared resource, or timing window that triggers the race. Exploitation requires local access, high privileges, user interaction, and winning a complex race; Intel reports only low-integrity impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-41090
Published
Feb 14, 2024
Updated
Aug 7, 2024
Vendor
Intel Corporation
Product
Intel Memory and Storage Tool
Classifications
CWE-362, CWE-421, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 7, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 2.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Intel Corporation · Intel Memory and Storage Toolversion=before version 2.3

Published CVSS scores

6.4NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-421Race Condition During Access to Alternate Channel
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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