CVE-2023-24016
Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro and Standard edition...
Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro and Standard edition software for linux may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro and Standard edition software for linux may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-24016- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-28080
Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro and Standard edition software for linux may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2023-28080- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3p9-4727-xxc6
Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro and Standard edition...
Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro and Standard edition software for linux may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-w3p9-4727-xxc6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro and Standard edition software for linux may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-24016- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-24016 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Intel Quartus Prime, published August 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.