CVE-2025-36515

Uncontrolled Search Path Enabling Privilege Escalation in AI Playground

Published May 12, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Uncontrolled search path for some AI Playground software before version 3.0.0 alpha within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

Analysis

Technical impact

The vulnerability is an uncontrolled search path flaw (CWE‑427) that allows a user with local access to an AI Playground instance to cause the application to load binaries from unintended locations. Because the flaw can be triggered by an authenticated user and requires high attack complexity, it can lead to execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges. This results in loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the system as a whole.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects AI Playground software prior to version 3.0.0 alpha. No other vendors or product variants are listed as affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 5.4, indicating a moderate severity. EPSS data is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The impact can be realized through local access when the attacker has an authenticated session and can interact with the user. The required knowledge is minimal, so the likelihood of exploitation depends largely on user interaction.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

AI Playground software

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before version 3.0.0 alpha`	affected	—

No data.

Vendor Product Versions

Intel

Ai Playground

Version	Status	Scheme	Platform
`[0,3.0.0 alpha)`	affected	generic	—

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Upgrade AI Playground to version 3.0.0 alpha or later, which removes the uncontrolled search path by sanitizing environment variables before executing binaries.
If upgrading is not immediately possible, configure the application to run with a restricted PATH that excludes system directories or directories containing potentially malicious executables.
Implement file integrity monitoring to detect unauthorized modifications to the search path configuration or executable locations in the AI Playground environment.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 12, 2026 at 17:53 UTC.

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.089% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01438.html

History

Nov 10, 2026 9:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

May 13, 2026 10:15 AM First appearance in the feed. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Intel Intel ai Playground
Vendors & Products		Intel Intel ai Playground

May 12, 2026 6:15 PM Title updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Uncontrolled Search Path Enabling Privilege Escalation in AI Playground

May 12, 2026 4:45 PM Description updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Uncontrolled search path for some AI Playground software before version 3.0.0 alpha within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.
Weaknesses		CWE-427
References		https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01438.html
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`