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CVE-2022-28696

• 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: 2022-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Distribution for Python before version 2022.0.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) Distribution for Python programming language for Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkits: before 2022.0.3 — fixed in 2022.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Distribution for Python programming language for Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkits 2022.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00684.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00684.html

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