CVE-2023-25944

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-08-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) VCUST Tool software downloaded before February 3nd 2023 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel(R) VCUST Tool software: before 2023-02-03 — fixed in 2023-02-03

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) VCUST Tool software 2023-02-03. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00844.html
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00844.html

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