Description
Intel Driver & Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to write a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21845.
Published: 2024-05-03
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-55019 Intel Driver & Support Assistant Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Intel Driver & Support Assistant. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DSA Service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to write a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21845.
History

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Intel driver\&support Assistant
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:intel:driver\&support_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Intel driver\&support Assistant
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Intel driver \& Support Assistant
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:intel:driver_\&_support_assistant:23.3.25.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Intel driver \& Support Assistant

Subscriptions

Intel Driver\&support Assistant Driver & Support Assistant Driver \& Support Assistant
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-15T15:50:50.156Z

Reserved: 2023-12-05T16:15:17.539Z

Link: CVE-2023-50197

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:09:49.786Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:16:05.010

Modified: 2025-08-14T15:59:05.243

Link: CVE-2023-50197

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:00:54Z

Weaknesses