Privilege escalation in Intel Pathfinder for RISC-V

1) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU76023

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27386

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 element, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Pathfinder for RISC-V: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:intel:pathfinder_for_risc-v:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00855.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.