CVE-2023-27517
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.6 of 10 (medium)
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Summary
CVE-2023-27517 is a vulnerability found in certain versions of Intel(R) Optane(TM) PMem software. It is classified as a medium severity issue with a base score of 6.6. The vulnerability arises due to improper access control, potentially allowing an authenticated user to escalate privileges through local access. The exploitability score is 1.3, indicating a relatively low level of effort required to exploit the vulnerability. The impact score is 5.2, with high integrity impact and no confidentiality impact. Remediation for this vulnerability involves updating the affected software to versions 01.00.00.3547, 02.00.00.3915, or 03.00.00.0483 provided by Intel(R) Optane(TM) PMem software. Organizations should be aware of the potential danger this vulnerability poses as it may lead to unauthorized privilege escalation within their systems if left unaddressed.
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