Untrusted search path in Intel Quartus Prime Lite Edition Design and Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition Design - CVE-2024-42405

 

Untrusted search path in Intel Quartus Prime Lite Edition Design and Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition Design - CVE-2024-42405

Published: February 17, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU104003
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42405
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path. A local user can execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.


Affected software

Intel Quartus Prime Lite Edition Design
Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition Design

How to mitigate CVE-2024-42405

Install updates from vendor's website.

Intel Quartus Prime Lite Edition Design - update to 23.1.1 Patch 1.01std
Intel Quartus Prime Standard Edition Design - update to 23.1.1 Patch 1.01std

External References

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