CVE-2023-34997 describes an insecure inherited permissions vulnerability in the installer for certain Intel Server Configuration Utility software versions prior to 16.0.9. This flaw could allow an authenticated local user to escalate privileges. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but successful exploitation could lead to high impacts 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 CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 16.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:server_configuration_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.