CVE-2024-36284
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 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 confidenceIntel 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.
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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Intel Neural Compressor installationRun 'pip show neural-compressor' or 'pip list | grep -i neural' to locate the installed package and its version numberAffected if The package is installed and version is lower than v3.0 (e.g., 2.x, 1.x)
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Verify package version against vulnerability thresholdCompare 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 rangeAffected if Installed version is anything before v3.0 (e.g., 2.5, 2.4, 2.3, 1.x series)
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Confirm authentication mechanism is in useReview system logs or configuration files for user authentication setup related to Intel Neural Compressor servicesAffected if The service has user authentication enabled, as the vulnerability requires an authenticated user to exploit
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Assess network exposureCheck 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.
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 Intel Neural Compressor to version v3.0 or later to obtain the patched version with proper input validation controls.
Intel Neural Compressor v3.0
- Identify the current installed version of Intel Neural Compressor using pip show neural-compressor or pip list
- Upgrade to version v3.0 or later using: pip install --upgrade neural-compressor>=3.0
- Verify the upgrade was successful by running: pip show neural-compressor and confirming the version number
- Test that existing workflows and models function correctly after the upgrade
- If pinned to older versions in requirements files, update them to require version 3.0 or later
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.
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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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