CVE-2023-38021
An issue was discovered in Fortanix EnclaveOS Confidential Computing Manager (CCM) Platform...
An issue was discovered in Fortanix EnclaveOS Confidential Computing Manager (CCM) Platform before 3.32 for Intel SGX. Lack of pointer-alignment validation logic in entry functions allows a local attacker to access unauthorized information. This relates to the enclave_ecall function and system call layer.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
An issue was discovered in Fortanix EnclaveOS Confidential Computing Manager (CCM) Platform before 3.32 for Intel SGX. Lack of pointer-alignment validation logic in entry functions allows a local attacker to access unauthorized information. This relates to the enclave_ecall function and system call layer.
- Record
CVE-2023-38021- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Fortanix EnclaveOS Confidential Computing Manager (CCM) Platform before 3.32 for Intel SGX. Lack of pointer-alignment validation logic in entry functions allows a local attacker to access unauthorized information. This relates to the enclave_ecall function and system call layer.
- Record
CVE-2023-38021- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41848 No score
An issue was discovered in Fortanix EnclaveOS Confidential Computing Manager (CCM) Platform before 3.32 for Intel SGX. Lack of pointer-alignment validation logic in entry functions allows a local attacker to access unauthorized information. This relates to the enclave_ecall function and system call layer.
- Record
EUVD-2023-41848- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8mcm-x93w-7g6w
5.5
An issue was discovered in Fortanix EnclaveOS Confidential Computing Manager (CCM) Platform...
An issue was discovered in Fortanix EnclaveOS Confidential Computing Manager (CCM) Platform before 3.32 for Intel SGX. Lack of pointer-alignment validation logic in entry functions allows a local attacker to access unauthorized information. This relates to the enclave_ecall function and system call layer.
- Record
GHSA-8mcm-x93w-7g6w- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38021 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Fortanix Confidential Computing Manager, published December 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00657.html
intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-guidance/technical-documentation/processor-mmio-stale-data-vulnerabilities.html
intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-guidance/advisory-guidance/stale-data-read-from-xapic.html
github.com/openenclave/openenclave/security/advisories/GHSA-v3vm-9h66-wm76
jovanbulck.github.io/files/oakland24-pandora.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38021
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mcm-x93w-7g6w