CVE-2024-28950
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 for some Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library software for Windows before version 2024.2 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 oneAPI Math Kernel Library for Windows before version 2024.2 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability that allows an authenticated local user to potentially achieve privilege escalation by placing a malicious DLL in a location where the application searches for libraries, exploiting the DLL search order to execute code with elevated privileges.
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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
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/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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Verify Intel oneAPI MKL is installedOpen Windows Settings > Apps & Features, or run 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion' via PowerShell, and search for entries containing 'Intel oneAPI Math Kernel Library' or 'Intel MKL'Affected if No Intel oneAPI MKL entry is found in installed programs (not affected)
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Determine the installed version of Intel oneAPI MKLLocate the primary MKL library file (typically libmkl*.dll in the installation directory under Program Files\Intel or Program Files (x86)\Intel), right-click the file, select Properties, and view the File version on the Details tabAffected if The version displayed is lower than 2024.2 (vulnerable)
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Query installed software version via PowerShellRun 'Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*Intel*Math*Kernel*"} | Select-Object Name, Version' or check registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intel\OneAPI\MKL for version keysAffected if The returned version number is below 2024.2 (vulnerable)
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Identify the execution context of MKL-using applicationsOpen Task Manager, locate any process that utilizes Intel MKL (such as common Intel MKL-dependent applications like MATLAB, Python with numpy, or Intel compiler outputs), right-click, select Run as administrator if available, and note the privilege level under which the process runsAffected if MKL-dependent processes run with elevated (administrator) privileges and a lower-privilege local user can write to directories in the DLL search path (vulnerable)
If Intel oneAPI MKL version 2024.2 or later is installed, the environment is not affected by this CVE; otherwise, the combination of an older version and the DLL search path being writable by a local user indicates exposure to privilege escalation.
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 oneAPI Math Kernel Library to version 2024.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library 2024.2 for Windows
- Identify the current version of Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library installed on the Windows system
- Navigate to the official Intel website or Intel Developer Zone to obtain version 2024.2 of Intel(R) oneAPI Math Kernel Library for Windows
- Download the installer for version 2024.2
- Run the installer with appropriate administrative privileges
- Follow the installation wizard prompts to complete the upgrade
- Restart any applications or services that utilize the Math Kernel Library
- Verify the installed version is 2024.2 or later
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