CVE-2023-45320
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 element in some Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software before version 2024.0 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 VTune Profiler before version 2024.0 contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability allowing an authenticated local user to potentially escalate privileges. This is a DLL hijacking or path manipulation issue where the application loads libraries from user-controllable locations.
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< 2024.0CVSS 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
- 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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Verify Intel VTune Profiler is installedCheck for the presence of Intel VTune Profiler installation directories or check Windows registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intel\VTune or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Intel\VTune for installed product entriesAffected if The software is found on the system
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Determine installed versionLocate the VTune Profiler binary (typically vtune.exe on Windows or vtune on Linux) and run it with a version flag or check file properties. Common locations include C:\Program Files\Intel\VTune\ or /opt/intel/vtune/. On Windows, version may also be listed in Add/Remove ProgramsAffected if Version is below 2024.0 or version cannot be determined (treat as vulnerable)
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Check for user-writable directories in application pathExamine the system PATH environment variable and any application-specific search paths configured for VTune. Identify directories that are writable by non-privileged usersAffected if User-writable directories exist in the VTune search path, enabling DLL hijacking
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Verify authenticated local user accessConfirm that local user accounts exist on the system with the ability to write to directories in the application search pathAffected if Non-admin users have write access to directories that VTune loads libraries from
System is affected if Intel VTune Profiler is installed with a version prior to 2024.0 and non-privileged users can write to directories in the application search path used for library loading.
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 · scoped2024.0
Upgrade Intel VTune Profiler to version 2024.0 or later. Until patched, restrict access to the software and ensure users cannot write to directories in the application search path.
2024.0
- Navigate to Intel's official download page for VTune Profiler
- Download Intel VTune Profiler version 2024.0 or later
- Uninstall the current vulnerable version of VTune Profiler from the system
- Install the downloaded version 2024.0
- Verify the installation by checking that the version number is 2024.0 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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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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