CVE-2023-28740 describes an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Intel QAT drivers for Windows (HW Version 2.0 prior to 2.0.4), impacting Intel QuickAssist Technology products. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that an authenticated local attacker could achieve escalation of privilege with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
22.07.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:quickassist_technology_library:22.07.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0, < 1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:intel:quickassist_technology:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 2.0, < 2.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:intel:quickassist_technology:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.