CVE-2022-21203 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Standard Edition

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to improper permissions in the SafeNet Sentinel driver for Intel Quartus Prime.

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-2022-21203?

CVE-2022-21203 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Standard 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 permissions in the SafeNet Sentinel driver for Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Standard Edition before version 21.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-281

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21203?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Quartus Prime.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21203?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21203 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-21203 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21203 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9ffv-qjrg-84gf.

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