CVE-2024-38383 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software for Windows

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can escalate privileges in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition due to an uncontrolled search path vulnerability.

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-2024-38383?

CVE-2024-38383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software for Windows, published on 13 Nov 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 for some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software for Windows before version 24.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38383?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Quartus Prime.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38383?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-38383 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mh62-5j9h-2c77.

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