CVE-2023-38541 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers before version 2.2.2.1 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 0.00037.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Intel	Hid Event Filter Driver

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:intel:hid_event_filter_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-42340	Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers before version 2.2.2.1 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-00964.html

History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:15:00 +0000

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2024-01-19T20:03:14.049Z

Updated: 2025-06-17T21:19:23.180Z

Reserved: 2023-08-23T03:00:02.533Z

Link: CVE-2023-38541

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:46:56.089Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-19T20:15:10.627

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:13:47.613

Link: CVE-2023-38541

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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