CVE-2023-38541 (GCVE-0-2023-38541)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-19 20:03 – Updated: 2025-06-17 21:19
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • escalation of privilege
  • CWE-277 - Insecure inherited permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers Affected: before version 2.2.2.1
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