CVE-2023-38581
Buffer overflow in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an...
Buffer overflow in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions 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
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Buffer overflow in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-38581- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120, CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-42380
Buffer overflow in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2023-42380- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9335-6645-8v9q
Buffer overflow in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an...
Buffer overflow in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-9335-6645-8v9q- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120, CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Buffer overflow in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-38581- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120, CWE-121
- 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-2023-38581 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) 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 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.