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CVE-2022-40196

• 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: 2023-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Improper access control in the Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler before version 2022.2.1 and Intel C++ Compiler Classic before version 2021.7.1 for some Intel(R) oneAPI Toolkits before version 2022.3.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler: before 2022.2.1 — fixed in 2022.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler 2022.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00773.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00773.html

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