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CVE-2021-44454

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper input validation in a third-party component 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.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Quartus Prime Pro and Standard edition software: before 21.3 — fixed in 21.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Quartus Prime Pro and Standard edition software 21.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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