CVE-2022-26840

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% 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 neutralization in the Intel(R) Quartus Prime Pro and Standard edition software 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 22.1; before 22.2 — fixed in 22.1, 22.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Quartus Prime Pro and Standard edition software 22.1, 22.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00714.html
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00714.html

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