# CVE-2023-27383: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) oneAPI HPC Toolkit 2023.1 and Intel(R)MPI Library software

> A privileged user can escalate privileges via adjacent access due to a protection mechanism failure in Intel HPC Toolkit and MPI Library.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cc87-35fp-2jp7

## What is CVE-2023-27383?

CVE-2023-27383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) oneAPI HPC Toolkit 2023.1 and Intel(R)MPI Library software, published on 14 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Protection mechanism failure in some Intel(R) oneAPI HPC Toolkit 2023.1 and Intel(R)MPI Library software before version 2021.9 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.

Weakness: CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27383?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Intel Advisor, Intel Inspector, Intel Mpi Library, Intel Oneapi Base Toolkit, Intel Oneapi Hpc Toolkit.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-27383?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-27383 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) oneAPI HPC Toolkit 2023.1 and Intel(R)MPI Library software

- [CVE-2023-35121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35121/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-21128](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21128/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Advisor software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-23152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23152/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Advisor software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-33129](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33129/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Advisor (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-24592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24592/): Path traversal in Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkits and Component software (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27383 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-27383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) oneAPI HPC Toolkit 2023.1 and Intel(R)MPI Library software, published on 14 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) oneAPI HPC Toolkit 2023.1 and Intel(R)MPI Library software. 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-2023-27383/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27383/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27383
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27383
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27383

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