Privilege escalation in Intel Driver Support Assistant Software

1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity

EUVDB-ID: #VU104105

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39805

CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient verification of data authenticity. A local user can gain elevated privileges on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Driver and Support Assistant (DSA): before 23.4.39

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_dsa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01030.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.