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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2023-28378

Improper authorization in some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows - HW Version 2.0 before version 2.0.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

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1 Nov 2026, 06:52 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2023-28378

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Nov 2023, 19:15 UTC

Improper authorization in some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows - HW Version 2.0 before version 2.0.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

osv:CVE-2023-28378
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28378",
  "method": "structured",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:45.795144483Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 436183,
  "published_at": "2023-11-14T19:15:22.147+00:00"
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