CVE-2021-44454 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition
An authenticated local user can escalate privileges in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition due to improper input validation in a third-party component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-44454?
CVE-2021-44454 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition, published on 9 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in a third-party component for Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition before version 21.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44454?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Quartus Prime.
How do I fix CVE-2021-44454?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-44454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44454 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition
- CVE-2022-21174 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition
- CVE-2022-21203 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Standard Edition
- CVE-2022-21204 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition
- CVE-2022-21220 XML external entity in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition
- CVE-2019-14603 Privilege escalation in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6cwq-q3w8-w3rx.