CVE-2023-41231

Local privilege escalation via incorrect default permissions

Published Feb 14, 2024 · Updated Aug 15, 2024

Incorrect default permissions in Intel Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit before 2.0.0 allow local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not published the affected files, directories, or access-control entries, leaving the exact permission operation undisclosed. Exploitation requires local authenticated access and user interaction; Intel does not identify the resulting privilege level.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect default permissions in Intel Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit before 2.0.0 allow local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not published the affected files, directories, or access-control entries, leaving the exact permission operation undisclosed. Exploitation requires local authenticated access and user interaction; Intel does not identify the resulting privilege level.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-41231
Published
Feb 14, 2024
Updated
Aug 15, 2024
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT)
Classifications
CWE-276, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=before version 2.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT)version=0 <2.0.0; version=before version 2.0.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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