# CVE-2023-23577: Privilege escalation in ITE Tech consumer infrared drivers for Intel(R) NUC

> An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges via an uncontrolled search path in ITE Tech infrared drivers for Intel NUC.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m3c7-pgmg-w263

## What is CVE-2023-23577?

CVE-2023-23577 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ITE Tech consumer infrared drivers for Intel(R) NUC, published on 11 Aug 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 element for some ITE Tech consumer infrared drivers before version 5.5.2.1 for Intel(R) NUC may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23577?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Ite Tech Consumer Infrared Driver.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23577?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23577 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23577 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ITE Tech consumer infrared drivers for Intel(R) NUC

- [CVE-2018-3702](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3702/): Privilege escalation in ITE Tech Consumer Infrared Driver for Windows 10 Advisory (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23577 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23577 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ITE Tech consumer infrared drivers for Intel(R) NUC, published on 11 Aug 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ITE Tech consumer infrared drivers for Intel(R) NUC. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23577/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23577/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23577
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23577
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23577

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23577/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.