Untrusted search path in Intel products - CVE-2024-28953
Published: August 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96056
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28953
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 in some EMON software. A local user can place a malicious binary into a specific location on the system and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.
Affected software
EMON
Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers (GPA)
VTune Profiler
Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit
Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers (GPA)
VTune Profiler
Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit
How to mitigate CVE-2024-28953
Install updates from vendor's website.
EMON - update to 11.44
Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers (GPA) - update to 2023.4
VTune Profiler - update to 2024.1
Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit - update to 2024.1
Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers (GPA) - update to 2023.4
VTune Profiler - update to 2024.1
Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit - update to 2024.1