Privilege escalation via uncontrolled search path
Published May 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 7, 2024
Uncontrolled search path handling in Intel Performance Counter Monitor before 202311 allows local users to elevate privileges. Intel identifies the weakness class but has not published the affected executable, library, or unsafe lookup operation. Exploitation requires authenticated local access and user interaction, and successful abuse grants elevated privileges.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled search path handling in Intel Performance Counter Monitor before 202311 allows local users to elevate privileges. Intel identifies the weakness class but has not published the affected executable, library, or unsafe lookup operation. Exploitation requires authenticated local access and user interaction, and successful abuse grants elevated privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-21818
- Published
- May 16, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Vendor
- Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Product
- Intel Performance Counter Monitor (Intel PCM)
- Classifications
- T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 7, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <202311
- Affected versionversion=before version 202311
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