CVE-2023-24591
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) Binary Configuration Tool software before version 3.4.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIntel Binary Configuration Tool before version 3.4.4 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability (also known as DLL hijacking). The application loads DLLs or other dependencies without using fully qualified paths, allowing an authenticated local attacker to place malicious DLLs in locations where the application searches for them, resulting in privilege escalation to elevated privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 3.4.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Intel Binary Configuration Tool installationSearch for 'IBCT.exe' or 'Intel Binary Configuration Tool' in common program directories (e.g., C:\Program Files\Intel, C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel) or use system search tools to find the executableAffected if The application is found on the system
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Identify installed versionRight-click the IBCT.exe file, select Properties, and check the File Version in the Details tab. Alternatively, run 'wmic product where "name like '%Binary Configuration%'" get version' or check the program's built-in about/help sectionAffected if Version is lower than 3.4.4 or version cannot be determined (may indicate unpatched state)
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Verify vulnerable DLL loading behaviorRun the application while monitoring DLL loads using Process Monitor (ProcMon) from Sysinternals - filter by process name IBCT.exe and observe which DLL paths it attempts to load without fully qualified pathsAffected if DLL loads are attempted from directories in the system search path (e.g., application directory, current working directory, System32, PATH locations) rather than fully qualified paths only
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Check for non-standard DLLs in search pathsInspect the application directory and directories in the system PATH for unexpected or recently placed DLL files that could be maliciousAffected if Unexpected DLL files exist in locations where the application searches for dependencies
A user is affected if Intel Binary Configuration Tool version 3.4.4 or higher is not installed, as earlier versions load DLLs from uncontrolled search paths allowing potential privilege escalation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped3.4.4
Upgrade Intel Binary Configuration Tool to version 3.4.4 or later to resolve the uncontrolled search path vulnerability.
3.4.4
- Download Intel Binary Configuration Tool version 3.4.4 or later from the official Intel download site
- Uninstall any existing version of Intel Binary Configuration Tool
- Install the updated version (3.4.4 or later)
- Verify the installed version matches the fixed release
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-24591 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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