CVE-2024-36253
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 the Intel(R) SDP Tool for Windows software all version 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 confidenceUncontrolled search path (DLL hijacking) vulnerability in Intel SDP Tool for Windows allows an authenticated local user to potentially escalate privileges by placing malicious DLLs in the application's search path.
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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Verify Intel SDP Tool installationCheck for Intel Server Debug And Provisioning Tool on the system by searching for 'SDPTool.exe' or checking Program Files for an Intel SDP Tool folder. Use: Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\Program Files*','C:\Program Files (x86)*' -Recurse -Filter '*SDP*' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinueAffected if The application is found installed on the system
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Identify application executable locationLocate the full path of the SDP Tool executable. Note the directory where the main executable residesAffected if The executable runs from a directory that is writable by standard users (e.g., user-downloaded folder, network share, or misconfigured permissions)
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Check directory write permissionsReview NTFS permissions on the application's installation directory: Right-click folder > Properties > Security tab, or use: Get-Acl 'C:\Path\To\SDPTool' | Select-Object Owner, AccessToStringAffected if Authenticated users or low-privilege accounts have Write or Modify permissions to the application directory
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Confirm DLL search path behaviorVerify if the application loads DLLs from its own directory without using safe DLL search mode. Attempt to place a test DLL in the application directory (in a test environment) to confirm hijacking is possible, or monitor with Process Monitor during application startupAffected if The application loads DLLs from its working directory without full path specification, allowing arbitrary DLL injection
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Check for application running from untrusted pathDetermine if the SDP Tool was installed or copied to a user-writable location such as Downloads, Desktop, or a network share rather than a protected system directoryAffected if The application runs from a path accessible to unprivileged users who could inject malicious DLLs
If Intel SDP Tool is installed and runs from a directory where standard users have write access, the system is vulnerable to DLL hijacking and local 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 (Intel) patches when available; in the interim, ensure the application runs from trusted directories and restrict write access to locations in the DLL search path.
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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-2024-36253 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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