What is CVE-2023-25779?

CVE-2023-25779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Thunderbolt Dch Driver, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-02-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-25779?

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

Vulnerability in Intel Thunderbolt Dch Driver

CVE-2023-25779

Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 may allow an authenticated 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 6.7 (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 (7.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.4% 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-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25779?: CVE-2023-25779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Thunderbolt Dch Driver, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-25779?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.