What is CVE-2023-27505?

CVE-2023-27505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Advanced Link Analyzer, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-27505?

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

Vulnerability in Intel Advanced Link Analyzer

CVE-2023-27505

Incorrect default permissions in some Intel(R) Advanced Link Analyzer Standard Edition software installers before version 22.1 .1 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: 0.001 (2.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Advanced Link Analyzer
Intel(r) Advanced Link Analyzer Standard Edition Software Installers — versions before version 22.1 .1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00848.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27505?: CVE-2023-27505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Advanced Link Analyzer, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-27505?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.