CVE-2023-22355 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkit and component software installers

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges via an uncontrolled search path in Intel oneAPI Toolkit installers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-22355?

CVE-2023-22355 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkit and component software installers, published on 10 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkit and component software installers before version 4.3.0.251 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22355?

It affects 29 products.

Products include Intel Advisor, Intel Cpu Runtime, Intel Distribution for Python, Intel Dpc\+\+ Compatibility Tool, Intel Embree Ray Tracing Kernel Library, Intel Fortran Compiler and 23 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22355?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22355 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-22355 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22355 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jhgm-wr43-g933.

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