CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-40972
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-05-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284
Description
Improper access control in some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows before version 1.9.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Affected configurations
• intel quickassist technology (< 1.9.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness
References
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00778.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00778.html Patch, Vendor Advisory