Uncontrolled Search Path (DLL Hijack)Weakness · CWE-427

CVE-2024-31073

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-13
Mitigation only
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67/100
Remediation priority · Elevated

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 · unedited
Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) oneAPI Level Zero software 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 · moderate confidence

Intel oneAPI Level Zero software contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability allowing DLL hijacking or similar library injection. An authenticated local attacker can place malicious libraries in the search path, causing the software to load them with elevated privileges and achieve local privilege escalation.

MitigationApply the Intel software update for CVE-2024-31073. If immediate patching is not possible, ensure the application directory and PATH locations are not writable by low-privilege users.

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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 checks

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  1. Detect Intel oneAPI Level Zero installation
    Check common installation paths: C:\Program Files\Intel\oneAPI\ on Windows or /opt/intel/oneapi/ on Linux. Also check Program Files (x86) and the user's home directory for oneAPI installations.
    Affected if Intel oneAPI Level Zero software is found installed on the system
  2. Identify the installed version
    Look for version information in the installation directory, check uninstall registry entries on Windows, or examine the version string in the main executable or DLL files (often named libze_loader.dll or similar).
    Affected if The installed version matches any vulnerable version range for CVE-2024-31073 (compare against Intel security advisories)
  3. Check oneAPI directory permissions
    Inspect file system permissions on the Intel oneAPI installation directories. Use 'icacls' on Windows or 'ls -la' on Linux to list ACLs.
    Affected if Any oneAPI directory or subdirectory is writable by standard users or non-privileged accounts
  4. Check PATH environment variable
    Review the system and user PATH variables for oneAPI entries. Run 'echo %PATH%' on Windows or 'echo $PATH' on Linux and identify any paths pointing to oneAPI directories.
    Affected if OneAPI paths in PATH are writable by low-privilege users or contain directories with weak permissions
  5. Verify application directory is not writable by untrusted users
    Check the working directory from which oneAPI Level Zero applications typically run. Identify if that directory allows write access from low-privilege users.
    Affected if The working directory or any accessible oneAPI path allows authenticated local attackers to place malicious libraries

The environment is affected if Intel oneAPI Level Zero is installed and any of its directories or search paths are writable by authenticated local users who could place malicious DLLs for privilege escalation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the Intel software update for CVE-2024-31073. If immediate patching is not possible, ensure the application directory and PATH locations are not writable by low-privilege users.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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