Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) Pathfinder for RISC-V software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation o…

published 2023-05-10 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-31162

cvss: 6.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits: 0; none known

Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) Pathfinder for RISC-V software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-27)

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Pathfinder for RISC-V software

Classification

Weakness

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00855.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-27386
NVD CVE-2023-27386

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Summary