CVE-2023-41231
Incorrect default permissions in some ACAT software maintained by Intel(R) before version 2.0.0...
Incorrect default permissions in some ACAT software maintained by Intel(R) before version 2.0.0 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
6.7
Incorrect default permissions in some ACAT software maintained by Intel(R) before version 2.0.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-41231- 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-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45748
6.7
Incorrect default permissions in some ACAT software maintained by Intel(R) before version 2.0.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45748- 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-mfhx-68x2-2286
7.8
Incorrect default permissions in some ACAT software maintained by Intel(R) before version 2.0.0...
Incorrect default permissions in some ACAT software maintained by Intel(R) before version 2.0.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-mfhx-68x2-2286- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.7
Incorrect default permissions in some ACAT software maintained by Intel(R) before version 2.0.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-41231- 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
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- 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-2023-41231 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Intel Assistive Context-aware Toolkit, published February 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.