# CVE-2023-45736: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows

> An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges due to insecure inherited permissions in Intel Power Gadget for Windows.

- **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:** 16 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mx8p-8f7v-r77c

## What is CVE-2023-45736?

CVE-2023-45736 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows, published on 16 May 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 Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-277 (Insecure Inherited Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45736?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Power Gadget.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-45736?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45736 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-45736 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45736 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows

- [CVE-2023-38581](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38581/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-40070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40070/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-42773](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42773/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-45217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45217/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-46689](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46689/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-45736 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-45736 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows, published on 16 May 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-2023-45736 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows. 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-2023-45736/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45736/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45736
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45736
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45736

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.