Intel Element software for Windows 10 prior 1.1.44 on Win10 HotKey Services uncontrolled search path

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A vulnerability has been found in Intel Element software for Windows 10 on Win10 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component HotKey Services. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Uncontrolled search path element in the HotKey Services for some Intel(R) NUC P14E Laptop Element software for Windows 10 before version 1.1.44 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was released 05/10/2023 as intel-sa-00802. It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-41628 since 09/29/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/02/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.1.44 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
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Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Element software for Windows 10 1.1.44

Timelineinfo

09/29/2022 🔍
05/10/2023 +223 days 🔍
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06/02/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00802
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-41628 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2023 07:23 PM
Updated: 06/02/2023 02:14 PM
Changes: 05/10/2023 07:23 PM (50), 06/02/2023 02:14 PM (11)
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