{"id":"CVE-2023-50197","aliases":["EUVD-2023-55019","GHSA-7f4w-gq3x-vm5m"],"status":"published","title":"Intel Driver \u0026 Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"Intel Driver \u0026 Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver \u0026 Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to write a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. 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This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver \u0026 Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to write a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21845.","status":"published","published":"2024-05-03T02:14:22.353Z","modified":"2024-08-15T15:50:50.156Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:34.55015Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-55019","description":"Intel Driver \u0026 Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. 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