CVE-2023-40070

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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: 2024-05-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Improper access control in some Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows: all versions

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01037.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01037.html

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