CVE-2022-21220 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper restriction of XML external entity for 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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00053.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before version 21.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Intel Subscribe	Quartus Prime Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-26451	Improper restriction of XML external entity for 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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00632.html

History

Mon, 05 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2022-02-09T22:04:56.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-05T16:35:19.184Z

Reserved: 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-21220

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T02:31:59.255Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-09T23:15:18.157

Modified: 2025-05-05T17:17:45.057

Link: CVE-2022-21220

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-611

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