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CVE-2023-42099

7.8 highEPSS 0.3%

High (7.8) in intel driver \& support assistant. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Intel Driver & Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21846.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 26% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-59
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

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