Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/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:XCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-41917 is a medium-severity Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367) vulnerability in Intel (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Path Interception (T1034); ranked at the 4th 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 AC-25 (Reference Monitor) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-41917 is a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability, classified under CWE-367, affecting Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software versions before 2.4.1. Published on 2025-02-12, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity with local attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction needed, and changed scope leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An authenticated user with local access and low privileges can potentially exploit this race condition to achieve escalation of privilege. The high complexity and requirement for user interaction limit feasibility, but success grants elevated access on the affected system.
Intel's security advisory INTEL-SA-01230, available at https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01230.html, addresses this issue, with mitigation via update to version 2.4.1 or later of the Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-4949
Vulnerability Data
Time-of-check time-of-use race condition for some Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software before version 2.4.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
A reference monitor that is always invoked and analyzable structurally eliminates the non-atomic check-then-use pattern underlying TOCTOU.
Access enforcement that performs an atomic check-and-use decision directly stops the window in which a TOCTOU race can be exploited.
Process isolation limits the blast radius of a successful TOCTOU exploitation but does not remove the race itself.
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.
Secure SDLC practices directly include coding standards and reviews that prevent TOCTOU race conditions.