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CVE-2022-21812

• 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: 2022-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Improper access control in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.7.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager: before 7.7.1 — fixed in 7.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager 7.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00655.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00655.html

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