CVE-2024-22379

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 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-427

Description

Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) Inspector software before version 2024.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel Hpc Toolkit: before 2024.0 — fixed in 2024.0
Intel Inspector: before 2024.0 — fixed in 2024.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Hpc Toolkit 2024.0; Intel Inspector 2024.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01043.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01043.html

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