What is CVE-2023-24016?

CVE-2023-24016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Quartus Prime, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-24016?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Quartus Prime

CVE-2023-24016

Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro and Standard edition software for linux may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2023-08-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Quartus Prime
Linux Kernel
Intel(r) Quartus(r) Prime Pro And Standard Edition Software For Linux — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00800.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24016?: CVE-2023-24016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Quartus Prime, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-24016?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.