CVE-2022-41314

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
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) Network Adapter installer software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel(R) Ethernet Controller Administrative Tools drivers for Windows: before 27.3 — fixed in 27.3
Intel Non-Volatile Memory Update Utility: before 4.01 — fixed in 4.01

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller Administrative Tools drivers for Windows 27.3; Intel Non-Volatile Memory Update Utility 4.01. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00770.html
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00770.html

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