Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-45315

Intel Power Gadget ≤ 3.6.0

Published
16 May 2024
Modified
28 August 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 5.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0022 12th percentile
Risk Priority 42 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-45315 is a medium-severity Improper Initialization (CWE-665) vulnerability in Intel Power Gadget. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 12th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Improper initialization in some Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windwos all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CWE(s)
CWE-665CWE-707

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

intel
power gadget
≤ 3.6.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 6 hardening rules · 4 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.3.9

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation directly exercises initialization paths and can reveal missing or incorrect resource setup.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly enforces well-formed data and security properties before processing.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match

Output filtering enforces neutralization properties on data leaving the system.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Engineering principles applied during design and implementation can require explicit initialization to a known state.

SC-24 Fail in Known State partial match

Requiring the system to fail to a known state structurally reduces the chance that uninitialized resources remain reachable.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly enforce proper resource initialization during coding and testing.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.28 Secure coding mostly match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require proper neutralization of inputs and outputs, eliminating CWE-707.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect uninitialized variables but does not itself enforce initialization practices.

A.8.9 Configuration management mostly match
prevents

Configuration management can enforce secure defaults and initialization settings but is not the primary control for code-level initialization.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates initialization checks and secure defaults that directly prevent improper resource initialization.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for data validation and sanitization controls addressing neutralization weaknesses.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure system architecture and engineering principles require explicit initialization of resources and secure state management.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
  • V-271523 OL 9 must check the GPG signature of locally installed software packages before installation. prevents CWE-707

References