CVE-2022-41693 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro edition software
An authenticated local user can escalate privileges via an uncontrolled search path in Intel Quartus Prime Pro.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-41693?
CVE-2022-41693 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro edition software, published on 10 May 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
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro edition software before version 22.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41693?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Quartus Prime.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41693?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41693 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-41693 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41693 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro edition software
- CVE-2021-44454 Privilege escalation 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cmq-p2jh-44pg.