Improper access control in some Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable…

published 2024-05-16 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-44677

cvss: 8.8; 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 9%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper access control in some Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-17)

Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Power Gadget software for macOS
intel power_gadget_software

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-1220 Insufficient Granularity of Access Control

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01037.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-40070
NVD CVE-2023-40070

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Summary