# CVE-2023-29162: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) C++ Compiler Classic

> A privileged local user can escalate privileges due to improper buffer restrictions in the Intel C++ Compiler.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **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 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h929-hv54-38w3

## What is CVE-2023-29162?

CVE-2023-29162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) C++ Compiler Classic, published on 14 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper buffer restrictions the Intel(R) C++ Compiler Classic before version 2021.8 for Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkits before version 2022.3.1 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29162?

It affects 16 products.


Products: Intel Advisor, Intel Cluster Checker, Intel Distribution for Python, Intel Inspector, Intel Integrated Performance Primitives, Intel Integrated Performance Primitives Cryptography, Intel Mpi Library, Intel Oneapi Ai Analytics Toolkit, Intel Oneapi Base Toolkit, Intel Oneapi Deep Neural Network, Intel Oneapi Hpc Toolkit, Intel Oneapi Iot Toolkit, Intel Oneapi Math Kernel Library, Intel Threading Building Blocks, Intel Trace Analyzer and Collector, Intel Vtune Profiler.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-29162?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-29162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) C++ Compiler Classic

- [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-2023-29162 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-29162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) C++ Compiler Classic, published on 14 Feb 2024. 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-2023-29162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) C++ Compiler Classic. 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-2023-29162/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29162/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29162
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29162
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29162

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