Intel® QSFP+ Configuration Utility Software Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in some Intel® QSFP+ Configuration Utility software may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is not releasing updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability and has issued a Product Discontinuation Notice for Intel® QSFP+ Configuration Utility software.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2023-28745

Description: Uncontrolled search path in Intel® QSFP+ Configuration Utility software, all versions, may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

Intel® QSFP+ Configuration Utility software all versions.

Recommendation:

Intel has issued a Product Discontinuation notice for Intel® QSFP+ Configuration Utility software and recommends that users of the Intel® QSFP+ Configuration Utility software uninstall it or discontinue use at their earliest convenience.

Intel® QSFP+ Configuration Utility software has been replaced by the Ethernet Port Configuration Tool (EPCT). EPCT software is available for download at this location:
<https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19435&gt;

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank j00sean for reporting this issue.

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.