Improper access control in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) Windows DCH Drivers before version 1.41.1054.0 may allow unauthenticated user to po
Improper access control in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) Windows DCH Drivers before version 1.41.1054.0 may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
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- Nov 17, 2021
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 12th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| intel | thunderbolt dch driver | cpe:2.3:a:intel:thunderbolt_dch_driver |
| intel | core i3-10100y | cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3-10100y |
| intel | core i3-10110u | cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3-10110u |
| intel | core i3-10110y | cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3-10110y |
| intel | core i3-1110g4 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3-1110g4 |
| intel | core i3-1115g4 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3-1115g4 |
| intel | core i3-1120g4 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3-1120g4 |
| intel | core i3-1125g4 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i3-1125g4 |
| intel | core i5-10210u | cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i5-10210u |
| intel | core i5-10210y | cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i5-10210y |
| intel | core i5-10310u | cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i5-10310u |
| intel | core i5-10310y | cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i5-10310y |
and 18 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- intel thunderbolt dch driverbefore 1.41.1054.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (intel). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) Windows DCH Drivers
- before version 1.41.1054.0affected
Same product
intel: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-22293Improper access control in the Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escala32Monitor
- CVE-2023-25777Improper access control in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 may allow an authenticated user to potent31Monitor
- CVE-2020-12325Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow an authenticated user to 31Monitor
- CVE-2020-12324Protection mechanism failure in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows* before version 72 may allow an authenticated user to 31Monitor
- CVE-2023-22342Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 may allow an authenticated user to pote30Monitor
- CVE-2023-25779Uncontrolled search path element in some Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) DCH drivers for Windows before version 88 may allow an authenticated user 26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.