Where
-Infinity
0
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Intel Driver & Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to write a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21845.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Intel Driver & Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21846.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
5.5
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Improper access control in some Intel(R) DSA software before version 23.4.33 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
8
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Improper access control in the Intel(R) DSA software for before version 22.2.14 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Insecure inherited permissions for some Intel(R) DSA software before version 24.3.26.8 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Improper Access Control in some Intel(R) DSA before version 24.3.26.8 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.3
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) DSA software uninstallers before version 23.4.39.10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Protection mechanism failure in the Intel(R) DSA software before version 22.4.26 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
Race Condition
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description: Race condition in the Intel(R) DSA software before version 22.4.26 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2024-36488.

First published (updated )
Advisory
ZDI-24-1613

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2024-36488.

First published (updated )
Severity
6.7
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Improper access control in some Intel(R) DSA software before version 23.4.33 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
8.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Improper access control in some Intel(R) DSA software before version 23.4.33 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
9.6
XSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Cross-site scripting (XSS) for the Intel(R) DSA software before version 23.1.9 may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

First published (updated )
Severity
6
Buffer Overflow
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

SEMA driver in Intel Driver and Support Assistant before version 3.1.1 allows a local attacker the ability to read and writing to Memory Status registers potentially allowing information disclosure or a denial of service condition.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Privilege escalation in file permissions in Intel Driver and Support Assistant before 3.5.0.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially execute code as administrator via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
6.5
Infoleak, Input Validation
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Insufficient input validation in the Intel Driver & Support Assistant before 3.6.0.4 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via adjacent access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Improper file verification in Intel® Driver & Support Assistant before 19.7.30.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Improper file verification in Intel® Driver & Support Assistant before 19.7.30.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.4
Input Validation
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Insufficient input validation in Intel(R) Driver & Support Assistant version 19.3.12.3 and before may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Insufficient access control in Intel(R) Driver & Support Assistant version 19.3.12.3 and before may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Incorrect default permissions in the Intel(R) DSA before version 20.8.30.6 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Improper permissions in the Intel(R) Driver & Support Assistant before version 20.7.26.7 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.7
Race Condition
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Race condition in the Intel(R) Driver and Support Assistant before version 20.1.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Uncontrolled search path element in Intel(R) DSA before version 20.11.50.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Improper link resolution before file access in Intel(R) DSA before version 20.11.50.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Insufficient control flow management in Intel(R) DSA before version 20.11.50.9 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to write a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

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Source: ZDI
First published (updated )
Advisory
ZDI-23-1773
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to write a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

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Source: ZDI
First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

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Source: ZDI
First published (updated )
Advisory
ZDI-23-1449

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