What is CVE-2023-24589?

CVE-2023-24589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Thunderbolt Dch Driver, classified under CWE-92. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-02-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-24589?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Thunderbolt Dch Driver

CVE-2023-24589

Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2024-02-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.6% 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 Thunderbolt Dch Driver
Intel(r) Thunderbolt(tm) Dch Drivers For Windows — versions before version 88

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-92

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00851.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24589?: CVE-2023-24589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Thunderbolt Dch Driver, classified under CWE-92. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-24589?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.