# CVE-2023-39221: Privilege escalation in Intel Unison software

> An authenticated user can escalate privileges via network access due to improper access control in Intel Unison software.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-42gp-78x8-7p5j

## What is CVE-2023-39221?

CVE-2023-39221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Unison software, published on 14 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper access control for some Intel Unison software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39221?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Unison Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-39221?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-39221 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel Unison software

- [CVE-2023-36860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36860/): Privilege escalation in Intel Unison software (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2023-22285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22285/): Missing authorization in Intel Unison software (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-22337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22337/): Denial of service in Intel Unison software (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-22292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22292/): Privilege escalation in Intel Unison software (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-22290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22290/): Denial of service in Intel Unison software (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-39221 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-39221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Unison software, published on 14 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel Unison 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-2023-39221/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39221/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39221
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39221
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39221

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