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Realtek Sd Card Reader DriverApplication · Intel

CVE-2023-32661

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-11-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 10.0.19041.29098 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click Patch available

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 · unedited
Improper authentication in some Intel(R) NUC Kits NUC7PJYH and NUC7CJYH Realtek* SD Card Reader Driver installation software before version 10.0.19041.29098 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
How this class of weakness works · CWE-287

The mechanism that verifies who a user is can be side-stepped or fooled, letting an attacker act as someone they're not. Everything built on top of that identity then becomes untrustworthy. Fixing it means hardening the full authentication flow, including edge cases, tokens, and secondary paths.

General guidance for the improper authentication class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

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
Realtek Sd Card Reader DriverApplication
Affected:< 10.0.19041.29098

CVSS 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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 10.0.19041.29098 or later
Fixed in 10.0.19041.29098
Vendor patch www.intel.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

10.0.19041.29098 or later

  1. 1. Identify the current version of the Realtek SD Card Reader Driver installed on the affected Intel NUC kit (NUC7PJYH or NUC7CJYH)
  2. 2. Navigate to the Intel support website or the Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00908 page
  3. 3. Download the updated Realtek SD Card Reader Driver version 10.0.19041.29098 or later
  4. 4. Uninstall the existing Realtek SD Card Reader Driver from the system
  5. 5. Install the new driver version 10.0.19041.29098 or later
  6. 6. Restart the system if prompted to complete the installation
  7. 7. Verify the installed driver version matches the updated version

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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