fkie_cve-2023-46689
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2024-05-16 21:15
Modified
2025-08-28 01:32
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Improper neutralization in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions 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-01037.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01037.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
intel power_gadget *
apple macos -


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