Privilege escalation in Intel EMON Software

1) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU96056

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28953

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 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Graphics Performance Analyzers (GPA): before 2023.4

VTune Profiler: before 2024.1

Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit: before 2024.1

EMON: before 11.44

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_graphics_performance_analyzers_gpa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:vtune_profiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:intel:intel_oneapi_base_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:emon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01125.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.