# CVE-2022-43456: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) RST software

> An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to an uncontrolled search path in Intel RST software.

- **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:** 11 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w7hf-vjq7-j244

## What is CVE-2022-43456?

CVE-2022-43456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) RST software, published on 11 Aug 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 some Intel(R) RST software before versions 16.8.5.1014.5, 17.11.3.1010.2, 18.7.6.1011.2 and 19.5.2.1049.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path), CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43456?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Rapid Storage Technology.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-43456?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43456 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-43456 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43456 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) RST software

- [CVE-2021-0104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0104/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology software, (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-14568](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14568/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) RST (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-3635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3635/): Privilege escalation in Intel Rapid Store Technology (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-39230](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39230/): Privilege escalation in Intel Rapid Storage Technology software (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-43456 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-43456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) RST software, published on 11 Aug 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-2022-43456 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) RST 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-2022-43456/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43456/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43456
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43456
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43456

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