Local privilege escalation via uncontrolled search path
Published Nov 13, 2024 · Updated Nov 14, 2024
Uncontrolled search path in Intel ACAT before 3.11.0 allows local users to elevate privileges through local access. Intel identifies an uncontrolled search path but has not disclosed the affected executable, search order, or untrusted directory. Exploitation requires an authenticated local user, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction, and successful exploitation grants elevated privileges in the vulnerable system.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled search path in Intel ACAT before 3.11.0 allows local users to elevate privileges through local access. Intel identifies an uncontrolled search path but has not disclosed the affected executable, search order, or untrusted directory. Exploitation requires an authenticated local user, high-complexity conditions, and user interaction, and successful exploitation grants elevated privileges in the vulnerable system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-37024
- Published
- Nov 13, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 14, 2024
- Vendor
- Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Product
- Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit (ACAT)
- Classifications
- CWE-427, T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 14, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.11.0
- Affected versionversion=before version 3.11.0
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