CVE-2023-40067 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) CSME
Medium 5.7
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40067 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-40067 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) CSME, published on 14 Aug 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-2023-40067 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Intel(R) CSME. 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-2023-40067/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40067/index.md)
An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can escalate privileges due to an unchecked return value in Intel CSME firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40067?
CVE-2023-40067 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) CSME, published on 14 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unchecked return value in firmware for some Intel(R) CSME may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Weakness: CWE-252
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40067?
How do I fix CVE-2023-40067?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40067 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-40067 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40067 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-grh8-rg86-h558.