FKIE_CVE-2023-32660

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-11-14 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:59
Severity
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) NUC Kit NUC6i7KYK Thunderbolt(TM) 3 Firmware Update Tool installation software before version 46 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
References
secure@intel.comhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00908.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00908.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
intel thunderbolt_3_controller_firmware *
intel nuc_kit_nuc6i7kyk -
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