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Uncontrolled Search Path (DLL Hijack)Weakness · CWE-427

CVE-2025-31931

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-11
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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
Uncontrolled search path for the Instrumentation and Tracing Technology API (ITT API) software before version 3.25.4 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are present without special internal knowledge and requires active user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

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 confidence

The Instrumentation and Tracing Technology API (ITT API) before version 3.25.4 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability allowing DLL hijacking. An authenticated attacker with local access can place a malicious DLL in a search path location, which the vulnerable ITT API application will load, enabling privilege escalation.

MitigationUpdate ITT API software to version 3.25.4 or later to remediate the uncontrolled search path vulnerability.

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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
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 checks

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  1. Locate ITT API DLL files
    Search the system for ITT API-related DLL files such as iut.dll, ittapi.dll, iomp5.dll, or libittnotify.dll. Common installation directories include Intel SDK paths, application-specific directories, or system library paths.
    Affected if Any ITT API DLL is found on the system
  2. Determine installed ITT API version
    Right-click each located ITT API DLL, select Properties, and view the Details tab to find the File Version. Alternatively, use PowerShell: Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter "iut.dll" | ForEach-Object { [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($_.FullName) }
    Affected if The file version is lower than 3.25.4 or the version cannot be determined (older installation)
  3. Identify processes using ITT API
    Check running processes that load ITT API DLLs by using Process Explorer or running: tasklist /m | findstr -i "iut ittapi"
    Affected if Any process is actively loading an ITT API DLL version below 3.25.4
  4. Assess DLL search path exposure
    Review the application environment to determine if unprivileged users can write to directories in the DLL search path. Check directories where the ITT-using application runs and any directories in the PATH environment variable.
    Affected if An authenticated user with local access can place a malicious DLL in a directory that the ITT API application will load from

The environment is affected if ITT API DLLs with version below 3.25.4 are installed and the system allows untrusted users to write to directories in the application DLL search path.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update ITT API software to version 3.25.4 or later to remediate the uncontrolled search path vulnerability.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

3.25.4

  1. Identify all installed Intel ITT API (Instrumentation and Tracing Technology API) applications on the system
  2. Check the currently installed version of the Intel ITT API software - typically found in program files or via 'Add/Remove Programs' in Control Panel
  3. Download the latest version of Intel ITT API from the official Intel website or through your organization's software distribution channels
  4. Ensure the version is 3.25.4 or later before installation
  5. Close any applications that may be using the ITT API (such as Intel VTune Profiler, Intel Trace Analyzer, or other Intel development tools)
  6. Install the updated Intel ITT API version 3.25.4 or later
  7. Verify the installation was successful by checking the installed version matches or exceeds 3.25.4
  8. Restart any affected applications to ensure they load the updated libraries
Caveat Point upgrades typically have minimal compatibility impact; verify any dependent Intel developer tools are also updated to compatible versions

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

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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