What is CVE-2024-21799?

CVE-2024-21799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) Extension For Transformers Software, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2024-21799?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-21799 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Intel(r) Extension For Transformers Software

CVE-2024-21799

Path traversal for some Intel(R) Extension for Transformers software before version 1.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a Intel(r) Extension For Transformers Software — versions before version 1.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

sunriseXu/sunriseXu

References

secure@intel.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21799?: CVE-2024-21799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(r) Extension For Transformers Software, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-21799?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-21799 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.