What is CVE-2023-27298?

CVE-2023-27298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Wake Up Latency Tracer, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-27298?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Wake Up Latency Tracer

CVE-2023-27298

Uncontrolled search path in the WULT software maintained by Intel(R) before version 1.0.0 (commit id 592300b) may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

Published 2023-05-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (49.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Wake Up Latency Tracer
Wult Software Maintained By Intel(r) — versions before version 1.0.0 (commit id 592300b)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00853.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27298?: CVE-2023-27298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Wake Up Latency Tracer, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-27298?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.