CVE-2023-38420
Improper conditions check in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an...
Improper conditions check in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper conditions check in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-38420- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-754, CWE-703
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-42237
Improper conditions check in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2023-42237- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fvfx-gv98-q344
Improper conditions check in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an...
Improper conditions check in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
GHSA-fvfx-gv98-q344- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-703, CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper conditions check in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-38420- CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-754, CWE-703
- 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-2023-38420 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.8) in Intel Power Gadget, published May 16, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.