CVE-2022-21128 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Advisor software

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to insufficient control flow management in Intel Advisor software.

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-2022-21128?

CVE-2022-21128 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Advisor software, published on 12 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficient control flow management in the Intel(R) Advisor software before version 7.6.0.37 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21128?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Advisor.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21128?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21128 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-21128 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21128 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pf85-cpf7-rq34.

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