# CVE-2023-38541: Privilege escalation in Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers

> An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to insecure inherited permissions in Intel HID Event Filter drivers.

- **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:** 19 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 17 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3gqv-8h4q-fff4

## What is CVE-2023-38541?

CVE-2023-38541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers, published on 19 Jan 2024. 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

Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers before version 2.2.2.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-277 (Insecure Inherited Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38541?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Hid Event Filter Driver.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38541?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38541 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers

- [CVE-2020-12332](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12332/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) HID Event Filter Driver (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-33874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33874/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) NUC 12 Pro Kits & Mini PCs - NUC12WS Intel(R) HID Event Filter Driver installation software (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2024-25561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25561/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) HID Event Filter software installers (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38541 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers, published on 19 Jan 2024. 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-2023-38541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers. 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-2023-38541/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38541/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38541
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38541
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38541

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