CVE-2023-46691
Use after free in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an...
Use after free 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
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Use after free 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-2023-46691- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416, CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-50879
Use after free 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-2023-50879- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rc4w-w44g-cc33
Use after free in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an...
Use after free 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-rc4w-w44g-cc33- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Use after free 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-2023-46691- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/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-416
- 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-2023-46691 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) 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 0.24%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.