Local privilege escalation via uncontrolled search path
Published Feb 12, 2025 · Updated Feb 18, 2025
Uncontrolled search path handling in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility before 7.14.2.14 allows local users to escalate privileges on Windows. Intel identifies the weakness class but has not disclosed the affected executable, searched resource, or attacker-controlled path element. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, high attack complexity, and active user interaction, and successful exploitation compromises host confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled search path handling in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility before 7.14.2.14 allows local users to escalate privileges on Windows. Intel identifies the weakness class but has not disclosed the affected executable, searched resource, or attacker-controlled path element. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, high attack complexity, and active user interaction, and successful exploitation compromises host confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-39372
- Published
- Feb 12, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 18, 2025
- Vendor
- Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Product
- Intel Extreme Tuning Utility
- Classifications
- CWE-427, T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=before version 7.14.2.14
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