Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-42099Intel Driver & Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Driver & Support Assistant from Intel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Intel	Driver & Support Assistant	23.3.25.6

Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-23-1449 x_research-advisory