CVE-2024-34153
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 element in Intel(R) RAID Web Console software for all versions 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 confidenceThis is an uncontrolled search path element (DLL hijacking) vulnerability in Intel RAID Web Console software across all versions. An authenticated local user can place malicious executables or DLLs in the application's search path to escalate privileges to higher permission levels.
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 dataall versionsCVSS 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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Confirm Intel RAID Web Console is installedCheck Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an entry named 'Intel(R) RAID Web Console' or manually search Program Files directories for folders containing 'Intel' and 'RAID' or 'RWC' in the nameAffected if The software is present on the system
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Locate the application installation directoryIf found in registry, read the InstallLocation value; otherwise use File Explorer to navigate to typical installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Intel\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\ and identify the RAID Web Console folderAffected if The installation directory is found on the system
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Verify file permissions on the application directoryRight-click the installation folder, select Properties, then the Security tab. Check which users or groups have Write or Modify permissions. Alternatively, run 'icacls "<installation_path>"' from an elevated command promptAffected if Non-admin users or the Users group have Write or Modify permissions to directories in the application's search path
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Inspect the directory for unauthorized DLLs or executablesOpen the installation folder and sort by file type or date modified. Look for unfamiliar DLL files or executables that were not shipped with the software, especially those with recent modification dates or unusual namesAffected if Unexpected DLLs or executables exist in the application directory or subdirectories
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Check for DLL side-loading vulnerabilitiesReview the application executable's manifest or dependencies using a tool like 'dumpbin /dependents' or examine the application folder for DLLs that could be replaced by a local user with elevated privilegesAffected if The application loads DLLs from directories where unprivileged users have write access
If Intel RAID Web Console is installed and non-administrative users have write permissions to directories in its search path, the system is vulnerable to DLL hijacking and 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.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches when available. Until then, enforce strict physical and logical access controls, limit local user permissions, and monitor for suspicious file modifications in application directories.
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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-2024-34153 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.
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- 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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