What is CVE-2023-36490?

CVE-2023-36490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Memory And Storage Tool, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2024-02-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-36490?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Memory And Storage Tool

CVE-2023-36490

Improper initialization in some Intel(R) MAS software before version 2.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.4% 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 Memory And Storage Tool
Intel(r) Mas Software — versions before version 2.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-665 — Improper Initialization

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00967.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36490?: CVE-2023-36490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Memory And Storage Tool, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2024-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-36490?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.