CVE-2023-28396 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Improper access control in firmware for some Intel(R) Thunderbol(TM) Controllers versions before 41 may allow a privileged user to enable denial of service via local access.

Published: 2024-02-14

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Intel(R) Thunderbol(TM) Controllers versions

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 41`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:intel:jhl8440_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:intel:jhl8440:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-32092	Improper access control in firmware for some Intel(R) Thunderbol(TM) Controllers versions before 41 may allow a privileged user to enable denial of service via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00038.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00895.html

History

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Intel Intel jhl8440 Intel jhl8440 Firmware
CPEs		cpe:2.3:h:intel:jhl8440:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:intel:jhl8440_firmware::::::::
Vendors & Products		Intel Intel jhl8440 Intel jhl8440 Firmware

Subscriptions

Intel Jhl8440 Jhl8440 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2024-02-14T13:37:49.980Z

Updated: 2024-08-14T17:47:30.697Z

Reserved: 2023-04-07T03:00:04.500Z

Link: CVE-2023-28396

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:38:25.276Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-02-14T14:15:47.703

Modified: 2026-01-14T18:30:30.513

Link: CVE-2023-28396

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-284

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