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CVE-2022-29486

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Improper buffer restrictions in the Hyperscan library maintained by Intel(R) all versions downloaded before 04/29/2022 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

Affected products

• Intel Hyperscan: before 5.4.0 — fixed in 5.4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Hyperscan 5.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00695.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00695.html

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