Advisory Details

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.

10/03/23 – ZDI reported the vulnerability to the vendor.

12/05/23 – The vendor states they are rejecting the case as it is out of the scope of the Intel Bug Bounty Program.

12/05/23 – ZDI provided additional details on why this vulnerability should be remediated and that we intend to publish the case as a zero-day advisory on 12/12/23.

-- Mitigation: Given the nature of the vulnerability, the only salient mitigation strategy is to restrict interaction with the application.

• 2023-10-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
• 2023-12-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory