CVE-2024-31407
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) High Level Synthesis Compiler software for Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition Software before version 24.1 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 confidenceThe Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition HLS Compiler before version 24.1 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability where the software may load malicious executables or DLLs from attacker-controlled locations. An authenticated local user could exploit this by placing specially crafted files in the search path, potentially achieving privilege escalation.
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
- 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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Identify if Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition is installedCheck common installation directories such as C:\intel\quartus_prime_pro\ or /opt/intelquartus_prime_pro/ and look for the quartus_sh executable or HLS compiler binaries (hls.exe, quartus_hls.exe)Affected if The software is found in the system
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Determine the installed version of Quartus Prime Pro EditionRun 'quartus_sh --version' from the installation bin directory, or check the version listed in the installation folder name or the About dialog in the Quartus GUIAffected if The version is lower than 24.1 (e.g., 23.x, 22.x, etc.)
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Verify the HLS Compiler component is installedLook for the hls subdirectory within the Quartus installation (e.g., quartus_prime_pro/hls) or check for hls.exe/quartus_hls.exe in the bin directoryAffected if The HLS Compiler binaries exist in the installation
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Check search path configuration for HLSReview environment variables PATH, LIBRARY_PATH, and any HLS-specific configuration files for directories that may contain user-writable locationsAffected if The search path includes directories with weak permissions accessible to untrusted users
A user is affected if Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition with the HLS Compiler component is installed at a version lower than 24.1 and the search path includes writable directories.
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 to Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition version 24.1 or later. Ensure the execution environment is secured and verify no untrusted files exist in directories used by the compiler.
Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition 24.1
- Download Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition version 24.1 or later from the official Intel website (www.intel.com)
- Run the installer with appropriate administrative privileges
- Follow the on-screen installation prompts to complete the update
- Verify the installation completed successfully by checking the installed version in the Quartus Prime software
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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-31407 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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