CVE-2024-37024
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 for some ACAT software maintained by Intel(R) for Windows before version 3.11.0 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 confidenceACAT (Accessibility Computer Access Tool) software for Windows before version 3.11.0 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability allowing DLL search order hijacking. An authenticated local attacker can place malicious DLLs in the search path that the application will load, potentially achieving privilege escalation.
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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Locate ACAT installation directorySearch for ACAT executables on the system. Open Command Prompt and run: dir /s /b C:\*ACAT*.exe 2>nul or use PowerShell: Get-ChildItem -Path C:\ -Recurse -Filter *ACAT*.exe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullNameAffected if ACAT software is found on the system
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Determine ACAT versionRight-click the located ACAT executable, select Properties, go to the Details tab, and record the File Version. Alternatively, use PowerShell: (Get-Item 'C:\Path\To\ACAT.exe').VersionInfo.FileVersionAffected if Version is lower than 3.11.0 or version information cannot be obtained
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Confirm version is vulnerableCompare the recorded version against 3.11.0. Versions such as 3.10.0, 3.9.x, or any version below 3.11.0 are affected.Affected if Installed version is 3.10.x or earlier
If ACAT software is installed and the version is below 3.11.0, the environment is affected by this uncontrolled search path vulnerability.
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 ACAT software to version 3.11.0 or later from Intel to resolve the uncontrolled search path issue.
3.11.0
- Locate the Intel ACAT software installation on the Windows system
- Check the currently installed version of Intel ACAT (typically found in Add/Remove Programs or the application's About/Help section)
- If the installed version is before 3.11.0, download Intel ACAT version 3.11.0 or later from the official Intel support website
- Close any running instances of the ACAT software
- Run the installer for version 3.11.0 to apply the update
- Verify the installation completed successfully and confirm the version is now 3.11.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-37024 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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