CVE-2022-41982

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: 2023-05-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software before version 2023.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software: before 2023.0 — fixed in 2023.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software 2023.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00771.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00771.html

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