CVE-2024-22476
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 · uneditedImproper input validation in some Intel(R) Neural Compressor software before version 2.5.0 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via remote 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 confidenceImproper input validation in Intel Neural Compressor software before version 2.5.0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to escalate privileges. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied input, likely in a network-exposed interface, enabling an attacker to gain elevated access without authentication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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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Check if Intel Neural Compressor is installedRun 'pip show neural-compressor' or check for the package in your Python environment using 'pip list | grep -i neural'Affected if The software is not installed on the system
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Determine the installed versionRun 'pip show neural-compressor' and note the Version field, or import the package and print its version attributeAffected if The installed version is lower than 2.5.0
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Verify if the network service is exposedCheck running processes or services that expose Intel Neural Compressor functionality to network connections, review any configuration files that define listening network portsAffected if The software exposes a network service without proper authentication controls
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Check for authentication on network interfacesReview the configuration of any web API, REST endpoint, or network service provided by Intel Neural Compressor to confirm authentication is enforcedAffected if Network interfaces accept unauthenticated requests
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Inspect input handling configurationExamine configuration files or environment settings related to how user input is processed by the softwareAffected if Input validation appears weak or disabled
A user is affected if Intel Neural Compressor versions before 2.5.0 are installed and the software or a derived service is exposed to network connections without proper authentication.
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 · scopedUpgrade Intel Neural Compressor to version 2.5.0 or later. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict network access to the affected software and implement input sanitization at all entry points.
Intel Neural Compressor version 2.5.0 or later
- Check current installed version of Intel Neural Compressor
- Upgrade Intel Neural Compressor to version 2.5.0 or later
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the installed version
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-2024-22476 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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