Intel Power Gadget Software on Windows insecure inherited permissions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Intel Power Gadget Software on Windows. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in insecure inherited permissions. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-45736. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Power Gadget Software on Windows (version now known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insecure inherited permissions vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-277. A product defines a set of insecure permissions that are inherited by objects that are created by the program. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insecure inherited permissions 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 at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-45736 since 11/09/2023. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 08/28/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

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: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insecure inherited permissions
CWE: CWE-277 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/09/2023 🔍
05/17/2024 +189 days 🔍
05/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/28/2025 +468 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01037
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-45736 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-45736
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264669

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2024 06:32
Updated: 08/28/2025 09:01
Changes: 05/17/2024 06:32 (61), 03/29/2025 11:14 (3), 08/28/2025 09:01 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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