What is CVE-2024-29079?

CVE-2024-29079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Virtual Raid On CPU, classified under CWE-691. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2024-29079?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Virtual Raid On CPU

CVE-2024-29079

Insufficient control flow management in some Intel(R) VROC software before version 8.6.0.3001 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2024-11-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.2% 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 Virtual Raid On CPU
Intel(r) Vroc Software — versions before version 8.6.0.3001

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-691

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01154.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29079?: CVE-2024-29079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Virtual Raid On CPU, classified under CWE-691. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-29079?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.