CVE-2024-23599
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 · uneditedRace condition in Seamless Firmware Updates for some Intel(R) reference platforms may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service 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 · moderate confidenceA race condition vulnerability exists in Intel's Seamless Firmware Updates for certain reference platforms. This flaw allows a locally-accessible privileged user to potentially trigger a denial of service condition by exploiting the timing issue in the firmware update process.
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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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/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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Identify if Intel Seamless Firmware Updates is presentCheck system firmware/UEFI configuration or Intel management engine for 'Seamless Update' or 'Seamless Firmware Update' feature flags. On Windows, check Intel Management Engine firmware version via system information or Intel Driver & Support Assistant.Affected if Intel Seamless Firmware Updates feature is present and enabled on the system
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Confirm system is an Intel reference platformIdentify the system model and verify it is an Intel reference platform design (e.g., Intel NUC, Intel Compute Module, or OEM systems using Intel reference firmware). Check BIOS/UEFI version and system information for Intel platform identifiers.Affected if System is an Intel reference platform that uses Intel Seamless Firmware Update infrastructure
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Compare installed firmware version to vendor advisoriesRetrieve current firmware versions from Intel CSME/TXE/PCH firmware, UEFI BIOS, and compare against Intel security advisory (INTEL-SA-xxxxx) specific to this CVE. Use Intel System Debug tool, UEFI shell, or system firmware update utility to dump version information.Affected if Installed firmware version matches any version listed as affected in Intel advisory for CVE-2024-23599
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Review for denial of service indicators in firmware update logsExamine system event logs, UEFI firmware update logs, or Intel Management Engine event logs for entries indicating failed firmware updates, update interruptions, or unexpected reset behavior occurring during firmware update operations.Affected if Logs show repeated update failures or unexpected resets during firmware update operations consistent with race condition timing issues
System is affected only if it runs Intel Seamless Firmware Updates on a vulnerable reference platform with a firmware version matching Intel's affected version list for this CVE.
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.
From vendor dataApply Intel-provided firmware updates/patches for affected reference platforms to remediate this vulnerability. Organizations should review Intel's security advisory for specific platform guidance.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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