# CVE-2022-34157: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) FPGA SDK for OpenCL(TM) with Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software

> An authenticated local user can escalate privileges in Intel FPGA SDK for OpenCL due to improper access control.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4xrp-rvc8-ppmc

## What is CVE-2022-34157?

CVE-2022-34157 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) FPGA SDK for OpenCL(TM) with Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software, published on 16 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper access control in the Intel(R) FPGA SDK for OpenCL(TM) with Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software before version 22.1 may allow authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34157?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Intel Fpga Software Development Kit, Intel Quartus Prime.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34157?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34157 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34157 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) FPGA SDK for OpenCL(TM) with Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software

- [CVE-2022-37329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37329/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro and Standard Edition software (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34157 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34157 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) FPGA SDK for OpenCL(TM) with Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software, published on 16 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34157 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) FPGA SDK for OpenCL(TM) with Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34157/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34157/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34157
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34157
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34157

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