CVE-2023-32641
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 14, 2023 at 07:04 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:59 AM UTC
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Improper input validation in firmware for Intel(R) QAT before version QAT20.L.1.0.40-00004 may allow escalation of privilege and denial of service via adjacent access.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.0.40-00004v < QAT20.L.1.0.40-00004
Affected range stops below 1.0.40-00004, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below QAT20.L.1.0.40-00004, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo
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