Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro edition software before version 22.3 may allow an authenticated user to poten…

published 2023-05-10 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-44878

cvss: 6.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

intel quartus_prime 22.3

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-27)

Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro edition software

Classification

Weakness

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00799.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-41693
NVD CVE-2022-41693

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Summary