Intel Application Optimization User Interface untrusted search path

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Intel Application Optimization User Interface. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component User Interface. Such manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-46632. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel Application Optimization User Interface (version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component User Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Application Optimization User Interface within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

The advisory is available at intel.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-46632 since 06/04/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/10/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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• Intel

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• Application Optimization User Interface

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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