CVE-2023-40070 (GCVE-0-2023-40070)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-16 20:47 – Updated: 2024-08-02 18:24
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Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • escalation of privilege
  • CWE-284 - Improper access control
  • CWE-1220 - Insufficient Granularity of Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS Affected: See references
intel power_gadget_software Affected: *
    cpe:2.3:a:intel:power_gadget_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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