CVE-2023-29165 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software
An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to an unquoted search path in Intel Arc Control software.
- 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-2023-29165?
CVE-2023-29165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software, published on 14 Nov 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
Unquoted search path or element in some Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software before version 1.73.5335.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29165?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Intel Arc a Graphics, Intel Iris Xe Graphics.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-29165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software
- CVE-2023-27305 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software
- CVE-2023-25952 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software
- CVE-2023-25071 Null dereference in Intel(R) Arc(TM) & Iris(R) Xe Graphics - WHQL - Windows Drviers
- CVE-2023-28401 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Arc(TM) & Iris(R) Xe Graphics - WHQL - Windows drivers
- CVE-2024-28050 Missing authorization in Intel(R) Arc(TM) & Iris(R) Xe Graphics software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4ch-3qw4-35q9.