CVE-2024-41917 Race condition in Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software
An authenticated local attacker can exploit a race condition in Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool to escalate privileges.
- 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-2024-41917?
CVE-2024-41917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software, published on 12 Feb 2025. 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
Time-of-check time-of-use race condition for some Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software before version 2.4.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41917?
How do I fix CVE-2024-41917?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-41917 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41917 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-23pr-9jjv-5m9h.