Improper Input ValidationWeakness · CWE-20

CVE-2024-36284

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-11-13
Mitigation only
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

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
Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Neural Compressor software before version v3.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent 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 Neural Compressor before v3.0 contains improper input validation that allows an authenticated user with adjacent network access to escalate privileges. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of input data, which can be exploited to gain higher-level access within the software.

MitigationUpgrade Intel Neural Compressor to version v3.0 or later to obtain the patched version with proper input validation controls.

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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
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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. Identify Intel Neural Compressor installation
    Run 'pip show neural-compressor' or 'pip list | grep -i neural' to locate the installed package and its version number
    Affected if The package is installed and version is lower than v3.0 (e.g., 2.x, 1.x)
  2. Verify package version against vulnerability threshold
    Compare the installed version string to v3.0 - any version before 3.0 (such as 2.5.0, 2.0.0, 1.x) is in the affected range
    Affected if Installed version is anything before v3.0 (e.g., 2.5, 2.4, 2.3, 1.x series)
  3. Confirm authentication mechanism is in use
    Review system logs or configuration files for user authentication setup related to Intel Neural Compressor services
    Affected if The service has user authentication enabled, as the vulnerability requires an authenticated user to exploit
  4. Assess network exposure
    Check if the Intel Neural Compressor service is listening on network interfaces accessible from adjacent networks (not localhost-only)
    Affected if The service is exposed on network interfaces accessible beyond localhost, allowing adjacent network access

You are affected if Intel Neural Compressor is installed with a version lower than v3.0, has authentication configured, and is accessible from adjacent networks.

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Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade Intel Neural Compressor to version v3.0 or later to obtain the patched version with proper input validation controls.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Intel Neural Compressor v3.0

  1. Identify the current installed version of Intel Neural Compressor using pip show neural-compressor or pip list
  2. Upgrade to version v3.0 or later using: pip install --upgrade neural-compressor>=3.0
  3. Verify the upgrade was successful by running: pip show neural-compressor and confirming the version number
  4. Test that existing workflows and models function correctly after the upgrade
  5. If pinned to older versions in requirements files, update them to require version 3.0 or later
Caveat Review release notes for v3.0 to check for API changes or deprecated functionality that may affect existing code

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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