Use after free in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation…

published 2024-05-16 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-50879

cvss: 7.9; 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 14%
public exploits: 0; none known

Use after free in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

intel power_gadget 3.6.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-20)

Exploit prediction

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

Classification

Weakness

CWE-416 Use After Free

References

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

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-46691
NVD CVE-2023-46691

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Summary