CVE-2023-38541 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Intel HID Event Filter drivers in some Intel NUC laptop software installers prior to version 2.2.2.1. It stems from insecure inherited permissions, allowing an authenticated local user to potentially escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:hid_event_filter_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.