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CVE-2023-32544· NVD / CVE Program· CNA intel

Improper access control in some Intel HotKey Services for Windows 10 for Intel NUC P14E Laptop Element software installers before version 1.

Improper access control in some Intel HotKey Services for Windows 10 for Intel NUC P14E Laptop Element software installers before version 1.1.45 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jan 19, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 3th percentile
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Action score

22

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.5
CNA · intel
7.3
1.8 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
intelnuc p14e laptop element

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • intel nuc p14e laptop elementbefore 1.1.45

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 HotKey Services for Windows 10 for Intel NUC P14E Laptop Element software installers

    • before version 1.1.45affected

Same product

intel: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-29244Incorrect default permissions in some Intel Integrated Sensor Hub (ISH) driver for Windows 10 for Intel NUC P14E Laptop Element software ins
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2023-27382Incorrect default permissions in the Audio Service for some Intel(R) NUC P14E Laptop Element software for Windows 10 before version 1.0.0.15
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2022-41687Insecure inherited permissions in the HotKey Services for some Intel(R) NUC P14E Laptop Element software for Windows 10 before version 1.1.4
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2022-41628Uncontrolled search path element in the HotKey Services for some Intel(R) NUC P14E Laptop Element software for Windows 10 before version 1.1
    31Monitor

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

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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)

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

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

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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.

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