CVE-2022-25987

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-02-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Improper handling of Unicode encoding in source code to be compiled by the Intel(R) C++ Compiler Classic before version 2021.6 for Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkits before version 2022.2 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

Affected products

Intel(R) C++ Compiler Classic: before 2021.6 — fixed in 2021.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) C++ Compiler Classic 2021.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00674.html
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00674.html

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