CVE-2024-29015
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 in some Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software before versions 2024.1 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 confidenceUncontrolled search path vulnerability in Intel VTune Profiler versions before 2024.1 allows an authenticated local attacker to hijack executable or DLL loading by placing malicious files in directories searched before legitimate locations, enabling privilege escalation.
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< 2024.1< 2024.1CVSS 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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Check if Intel VTune Profiler is installedLook for Intel VTune Profiler in the Windows Start Menu, or check for the installation directory at C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\VTune or C:\Program Files\Intel\oneAPI\vtuneAffected if The software is present on the system
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Determine the installed VTune Profiler versionOpen the VTune Profiler installation directory and locate the version information in the file properties, or run 'vtune-backend.exe --version' from the installation folder if the binary existsAffected if The version number shown is less than 2024.1 (for example, 2023.x, 2022.x, etc.)
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Check if Intel OneAPI Base Toolkit is installedLook for Intel oneAPI in the Windows Start Menu, or check the directory C:\Program Files\Intel\oneAPI for the presence of VTune-related foldersAffected if Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit is installed and contains VTune components
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Verify the oneAPI toolkit versionLocate the Intel oneAPI installation and check the version info in the main oneAPI installation directory or in the VTune subfolderAffected if The oneAPI toolkit version is listed as less than 2024.1
The system is affected if Intel VTune Profiler or Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit is installed with any version prior to 2024.1, as this allows an authenticated attacker to perform DLL hijacking through uncontrolled search paths.
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 · scoped2024.1
Upgrade Intel VTune Profiler to version 2024.1 or later to obtain the vendor patch that properly secures the search path resolution.
2024.1 or later for both OneAPI Base Toolkit and VTune Profiler
- Download Intel VTune Profiler version 2024.1 or later from the official Intel download center
- Uninstall the current version of Intel VTune Profiler (versions prior to 2024.1)
- Install the downloaded version 2024.1 or later
- Verify the installation by checking the version number in the installed software
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Testing4.0 h
- 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-29015 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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