CVE-2024-34022
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 · uneditedImproper Access Control in some Thunderbolt(TM) Share software before version 1.0.49.9 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 confidenceThunderbolt Share software before version 1.0.49.9 contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows an authenticated user to escalate privileges through local access. This is a local privilege escalation issue requiring prior authentication.
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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Verify Thunderbolt Share is installedCheck for the presence of Thunderbolt Share software on the system. On Windows, look in Program Files or the application list. On macOS, check /Applications or via Spotlight.Affected if Thunderbolt Share is installed on the system
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Identify installed versionLocate the version information for Thunderbolt Share. On Windows, right-click the application in Start menu and select Properties, or check the executable's file version. On macOS, right-click the app in Finder and select Get Info.Affected if Version is lower than 1.0.49.9 or version cannot be determined (assumed vulnerable)
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Confirm service is runningCheck if Thunderbolt Share service or daemon is actively running. On Windows, open Task Manager or Services.msc. On macOS, check Activity Monitor or launchctl list.Affected if The Thunderbolt Share service is running and accessible to the authenticated user
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Verify local authentication contextConfirm you have local user access to the system where Thunderbolt Share is installed. This vulnerability requires an authenticated local user session.Affected if You are logged in as a local user with standard privileges on the system where Thunderbolt Share runs
The environment is affected if Thunderbolt Share is installed with a version lower than 1.0.49.9 and the service is running and accessible to an authenticated local user.
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 · scopedUpdate Thunderbolt Share software to version 1.0.49.9 or later to remediate the improper access control vulnerability.
Thunderbolt Share version 1.0.49.9 or later
- Identify the currently installed version of Thunderbolt Share on the system
- Navigate to the official Intel support or download page for Thunderbolt Share software
- Download Thunderbolt Share version 1.0.49.9 or later
- Follow the standard installation procedure to apply the update
- Verify the installed version is 1.0.49.9 or higher to confirm the patch was applied
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation1.0 h
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- Review / QA1.0 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-2024-34022 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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