Privilege escalation in Intel FPGA Support Package for the Intel oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler

1) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU118545

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32038

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled search path for some FPGA Support Package. A local user can place a malicious binary into a specific location on the system and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FPGA Support Package for the Intel oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler: before 2025.0.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:intel:fpga_support_package_for_the_intel_oneapi_dpc_plus_plus_c_plus_plus_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01364.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.