Loading HuntDB...
Hunt
Vulnerability Intelligence by wss.sh
Home Daily Briefings High Impact CVEs Recent Exploits KEV Catalog GitHub Advisories Latest Updates Security News
Sign In Sign Up

CVE-2023-42099

HIGH
Published 2024-05-03T02:13:11.158Z
Actions:

Expert Analysis

Professional remediation guidance

Get tailored security recommendations from our analyst team for CVE-2023-42099. We'll provide specific mitigation strategies based on your environment and risk profile.

CVSS Score

V3.0
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2023.03.01
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-01-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.311
Higher than 31.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
Not Available
Attack Complexity
Not Available
Privileges Required
Not Available
User Interaction
Not Available
Scope
Not Available

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
Not Available
Integrity
Not Available
Availability
Not Available

Description

Intel Driver & Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21846.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Intel

Driver & Support Assistant

Affected Versions:

23.3.25.6
intel

driver\&support_assistant

Affected Versions:

23.3.25.6

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-f48q-jhqh-wvcv

Advisory Details

Intel Driver & Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21846.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42099
WEB https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1449

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 3, 2024, Modified: May 3, 2024

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1449/
Published: 2024-05-03T02:13:11.158Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-15T15:50:14.641Z
Copied to clipboard!