What is CVE-2024-28876?

CVE-2024-28876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Mpi Library, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-28876?

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

Vulnerability in Intel Mpi Library

CVE-2024-28876

Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) MPI Library software before version 2021.12 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2024-08-14 · 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 (3.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.0% 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 Mpi Library
Intel Oneapi Hpc Toolkit
Intel(r) Mpi Library Software — versions before version 2021.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01115.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28876?: CVE-2024-28876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Mpi Library, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-28876?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.