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TI-2026-25269 Aliases CVE-2026-32791GHSA-2m34-p54f-v54v

Untrusted search path in Intel Performance Counter Monitor PCM)

Priority LOW 25CWE-426Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00122 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM)before version tag 202604—No fix listedCNA
  • Intel(R) Performance Counter Monitor (Intel(R) PCM) Vendor— Affected before version tag 202604 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:intel:performance_counter_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2026-04-06VulnerableIntel
  • cpe:2.3:a:intel:performance_counter_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2026-04-06 Vulnerable ·Intel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32791
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2m34-p54f-v54v

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-17183 Out-of-bounds write in Intel PCM software CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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