Intel Performance Counter Monitor: Intel Performance Counter Monitor: Escalation of Privilege via Untrusted Search Path

cve CVE-2026-32791 2 sources, 2 claims · Watch

Red Hat writes:
Intel Performance Counter Monitor: Intel Performance Counter Monitor: Escalation of Privilege via Untrusted Search Path the claim

Severity they disagree: HIGH NVD
moderate Red Hat
CVSS they disagree: 7 NVD
6.7 Red Hat
Vendor: n/a NVD
Product: Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM) NVD
CWE: CWE-426 NVD
CWE-426 Red Hat

How far exploitation has got

No public code known
Proof of concept
Proof of concept, verified
A Metasploit module
Exploited in the wild
Used in ransomware campaigns

Why the CVSS differs

Metric	NVD	Red Hat
Attack vector AV	local L	local L
Attack complexity AC	high H	high H
Privileges required PR	low L	low L
User interaction UI	none N	required R
Scope S	unchanged U	unchanged U
Confidentiality C	high H	high H
Integrity I	high H	high H
Availability A	high H	high H

Each source scores the same vulnerability from what it judges the attack to need. The rows marked are where they judge it differently.

Timeline

2026-08-11	first spoke of it: Untrusted search path for some Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM) before version tag 202604 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires passive user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.	NVD
2026-08-11	first spoke of it: Intel Performance Counter Monitor: Intel Performance Counter Monitor: Escalation of Privilege via Untrusted Search Path	Red Hat

What it is to other things

affects	intel/performance_counter_monitor NVD
made_by	intel NVD

In words only, so not counted until a person confirms one:

made_by	`n_a` NVD says “n/a”
affects	`n_a/intel_r_performance_counter_monitor_intel_r_pcm` NVD says “n/a · Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM)”

Every value, with what each source said and its receipt

Property Source Said Means here

Automatable

automatable

NVD

At least one of those steps needs a person.

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: no
Read by: field:cve.metrics.ssvcV203[].ssvcData.options[].automatable
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:29 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:29 UTC	no
2026-10-02 18:03 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CVSS

cvss

conflict

NVD

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: 7.0
Read by: field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[type=Primary].cvssData.baseScore || field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[].cvssData.baseScore
Said since: 2026-10-02 18:03 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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CVSS

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Red Hat

6.7

receipt

Source: Red Hat
Its words: 6.7
Read by: field:cvss3_score
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:44 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:02 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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Cvss4

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NVD

5.4

receipt

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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:29 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:29 UTC	5.4
2026-10-02 18:03 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Cvss4 vector

cvss4_vector

NVD

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receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Read by: field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV40[type=Primary].cvssData.vectorString || field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV40[].cvssData.vectorString
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:29 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:29 UTC	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
2026-10-02 18:03 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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CVSS vector

cvss_vector

not compared

NVD

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

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Read by: field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[type=Primary].cvssData.vectorString || field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[].cvssData.vectorString
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:29 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:29 UTC	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2026-10-02 18:03 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CVSS vector

cvss_vector

not compared

Red Hat

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

receipt

Source: Red Hat
Its words: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Read by: field:cvss3_scoring_vector
Said since: 2026-10-06 13:01 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:02 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 13:01 UTC	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2026-09-29 09:44 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CWE

cwe

NVD

CWE-426

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: CWE-426
Read by: field:cve.weaknesses[].description[].value
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:29 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:29 UTC	CWE-426
2026-10-02 18:03 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CWE

cwe

Red Hat

CWE-426

receipt

Source: Red Hat
Its words: CWE-426
Read by: field:CWE
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:44 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:02 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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—

Exploitation

exploitation

NVD

none

No evidence of exploitation, and no public proof of concept.

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: none
Read by: field:cve.metrics.ssvcV203[].ssvcData.options[].exploitation
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:29 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:29 UTC	none
2026-10-02 18:03 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

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conflict

NVD

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From 7.0 to 8.9.

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Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:29 UTC	HIGH
2026-10-02 18:03 UTC	—

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Red Hat

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Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:02 UTC
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Technical impact

technical_impact

NVD

total

The attacker gains full control of the component, or all of its information.

receipt

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Its words: total
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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:29 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:29 UTC	total
2026-10-02 18:03 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Vendor

vendor

NVD

n/a

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: n/a
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].vendor
Said since: 2026-10-02 18:03 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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—

Every claim, by kind

vulnerability

Intel Performance Counter Monitor: Intel Performance Counter Monitor: Escalation of Privilege via Untrusted Search Path zetlyn/cve-redhat · 2026-08-11	cvss 6.7 cvss_vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H cwe CWE-426 severity moderate	source
Untrusted search path for some Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM) before version tag 202604 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an authenticated user combined with a high complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires passive user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (high), integrity (high) and availability (high) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts. zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-08-11	automatable no cvss 7 cvss4 5.4 cvss4_vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X cvss_vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H cwe CWE-426 exploitation none product Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM) severity HIGH status Analyzed technical_impact total vendor n/a	source