Intel Driver & Support Assistant link following

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6.4$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Driver & Support Assistant. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes link following. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-50197. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Driver & Support Assistant (Hardware Driver Software) (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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 write a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21845.

The weakness was published 12/14/2023 as ZDI-23-1773. It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-50197 since 12/05/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/14/2025).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/05/2023 🔍
12/13/2023 +8 days 🔍
12/14/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/14/2025 +609 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: ZDI-23-1773
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-50197 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-50197
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-247975

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2023 00:31
Updated: 08/14/2025 18:09
Changes: 12/14/2023 00:31 (37), 08/14/2025 18:09 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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