CVE-2023-38541

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-01-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-277

Description

Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers before version 2.2.2.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel(R) NUC 12 Pro Kits & Mini PCs - NUC12WS Intel(R) HID Event Filter Driver installation software: through 2.2.2.1

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00964.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00964.html

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