Intel Driver & Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to delete a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21846.
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References
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1449/ |
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History
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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First Time appeared |
Intel driver \& Support Assistant
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:intel:driver_\&_support_assistant:23.3.25.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
Vendors & Products |
Intel driver \& Support Assistant
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-05-03T02:13:11.158Z
Updated: 2024-08-15T15:50:14.641Z
Reserved: 2023-09-06T21:14:24.432Z
Link: CVE-2023-42099

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.384Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:47.313
Modified: 2025-08-12T19:57:02.950
Link: CVE-2023-42099

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