| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.4 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel Driver & Support Assistant. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-42099. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Intel Driver & Support Assistant (Hardware Driver Software) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 09/21/2023 as ZDI-23-1449. The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-42099 since 09/06/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/13/2025).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.intel.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Link followingCWE: CWE-59
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/06/2023 🔍09/21/2023 🔍
09/21/2023 🔍
08/13/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: intel.comAdvisory: ZDI-23-1449
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2023-42099 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42099
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240157
Entry
Created: 09/21/2023 22:23Updated: 08/13/2025 03:33
Changes: 09/21/2023 22:23 (37), 08/13/2025 03:33 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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