CVE-2023-27298
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 the WULT software maintained by Intel(R) before version 1.0.0 (commit id 592300b) may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network 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 · moderate confidenceThis is an uncontrolled search path vulnerability in Intel's WULT (Workload Utility Latency Tool) software. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to potentially escalate privileges via network access by manipulating the search path used by the application to load libraries or executables.
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< 1.0.0CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 WULT installationSearch common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Intel\WULT or /opt/intel/wult on Linux. Also check for wult.exe or wult daemon processes running on the system.Affected if Intel WULT software is found installed on the system
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Identify WULT versionLocate the Intel Wake Up Latency Tracer executable or service binary. Check file properties for version information, or run 'wult --version' or similar command if available in the installation directory.Affected if The installed version is below 1.0.0
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Check for running WULT serviceLook for wult.exe, wultd.exe, or similar processes running as a service or daemon. On Windows, check Windows Services for 'Intel Wake Up Latency Tracer' service.Affected if The WULT service or executable is actively running on the system
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Verify library loading behaviorExamine the WULT executable with a tool like 'dumpbin /dependents' on Windows or 'ldd' on Linux to see which DLLs or shared libraries it attempts to load. Check if any are loaded from user-controlled or world-writable directories.Affected if The application loads libraries from directories that unprivileged users can modify
The system is affected if Intel Wake Up Latency Tracer is installed with a version lower than 1.0.0 and the WULT software or service is running or executable is accessible to untrusted users.
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 · scoped1.0.0
Upgrade WULT software to version 1.0.0 (commit id 592300b) or later to remediate the uncontrolled search path vulnerability.
WULT version 1.0.0
- Identify the current installed version of WULT (Wake Up Latency Tracer)
- Obtain WULT version 1.0.0 or later from Intel's official software distribution channels
- Backup any existing WULT configurations and data if applicable
- Uninstall the vulnerable version of WULT
- Install the fixed version 1.0.0
- Verify the installation by confirming the version number matches 1.0.0 or later
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-2023-27298 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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