What is CVE-2023-38541?

CVE-2023-38541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Hid Event Filter Driver, classified under Insecure Inherited Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-38541?

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

Vulnerability in Intel Hid Event Filter Driver

CVE-2023-38541

Insecure inherited permissions in some Intel HID Event Filter drivers for Windows 10 for some Intel NUC laptop software installers before version 2.2.2.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Intel Hid_event_filter_driver
N/a Intel Hid Event Filter Drivers For Windows 10 Some Nuc Laptop Software Installers — versions before version 2.2.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

secure@intel.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38541?: CVE-2023-38541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Hid Event Filter Driver, classified under Insecure Inherited Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-38541?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.