CVE-2023-40067
Unchecked return value in firmware for some Intel(R) CSME may allow an unauthenticated user to...
Unchecked return value in firmware for some Intel(R) CSME may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Unchecked return value in firmware for some Intel(R) CSME may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
CVE-2023-40067- CVSS 4.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-252
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-44674
Unchecked return value in firmware for some Intel(R) CSME may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
EUVD-2023-44674- CVSS 4.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-grh8-rg86-h558
Unchecked return value in firmware for some Intel(R) CSME may allow an unauthenticated user to...
Unchecked return value in firmware for some Intel(R) CSME may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
GHSA-grh8-rg86-h558- CVSS 4.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-252
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Unchecked return value in firmware for some Intel(R) CSME may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
- Record
CVE-2023-40067- CVSS 4.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-252
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40067 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware, published August 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.