CVE-2022-37340 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows before version 1.6 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00066.

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) QAT drivers for Windows

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before version 1.6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:intel:quickassist_technology::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:intel:quickassist_technology::::::linux::*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Intel Subscribe	Quickassist Technology Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-39974	Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows before version 1.6 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
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00751.html

History

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:15:00 +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: 2023-02-16T20:00:26.055Z

Updated: 2025-01-27T18:13:53.436Z

Reserved: 2022-08-02T03:00:25.615Z

Link: CVE-2022-37340

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:29:20.648Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-16T21:15:13.630

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:14:47.513

Link: CVE-2022-37340

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-427

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