CVE-2023-24542 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unquoted search path or element in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00106.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Intel	Thunderbolt Dch Driver

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:intel:thunderbolt_dch_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-28558	Unquoted search path or element in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00851.html

History

Mon, 12 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Intel Intel thunderbolt Dch Driver
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:intel:thunderbolt_dch_driver::::::windows::*
Vendors & Products		Intel Intel thunderbolt Dch Driver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2024-02-14T13:37:41.272Z

Updated: 2025-05-12T14:59:22.830Z

Reserved: 2023-02-24T04:00:02.105Z

Link: CVE-2023-24542

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:03:18.739Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-14T14:15:40.513

Modified: 2025-05-12T15:15:56.367

Link: CVE-2023-24542

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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