What is CVE-2023-27386?

CVE-2023-27386 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Pathfinder For Risc-V, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-27386?

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

Vulnerability in Intel Pathfinder For Risc-V

CVE-2023-27386

Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) Pathfinder for RISC-V software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2023-05-10 · 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 (6.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.9% 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 Pathfinder For Risc-V
Intel(r) Pathfinder For Risc-V Software — versions all versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00855.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27386?: CVE-2023-27386 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Pathfinder For Risc-V, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-27386?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.