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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel Power Gadget Software on Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-45217. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Intel Power Gadget Software on Windows (affected version not known). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper access control in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-45217 since 11/03/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/17/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Intel

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• Power Gadget Software

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• commercial

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