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CVE-2022-40196 — Improper access control in the Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler before version

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

CVSS
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.06% (top 82.60%)
CWE
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Published
2023-02-06T18:58:00.801Z
Last modified
2025-01-27T18:26:30.603Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler and Intel® C++ Compiler Classic for some Intel(R) oneAPI ToolkitsIntel(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

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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