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CVE-2022-40974

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2023-05-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-459

Description

Incomplete cleanup in the Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software before version 2021.6 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Affected products

• Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software: before 2021.6 — fixed in 2021.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software 2021.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00788.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00788.html

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