CVE-2022-21174 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 access control 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-2022-21174?
CVE-2022-21174 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 access control in a third-party component of 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21174?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Quartus Prime.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-21174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition
- CVE-2021-44454 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-56jf-qqrc-2h69.