CVE-2024-21772 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Advisor software
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges via an uncontrolled search path in Intel Advisor 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-2024-21772?
CVE-2024-21772 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Advisor software, 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
Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) Advisor software before version 2024.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21772?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Intel Advisor, Intel Oneapi Base Toolkit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21772?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21772 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-21772 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21772 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Advisor software
- CVE-2023-35121 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler software
- CVE-2022-21128 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Advisor software
- CVE-2021-23152 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Advisor software
- CVE-2021-33129 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Advisor
- CVE-2023-24592 Path traversal in Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkits and Component software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-45wq-mwwf-98qf.