Untrusted search path in Intel Quartus Prime Standard and Intel Quartus Prime Pro - CVE-2022-27187
Published: November 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69310
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27187
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled search path element, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Intel Quartus Prime Standard
Intel Quartus Prime Pro
Intel Quartus Prime Pro
How to mitigate CVE-2022-27187
Install updates from vendor's website.
Intel Quartus Prime Standard - update to 21.1 Patch 0.02std
Intel Quartus Prime Pro - update to 22.1
Intel Quartus Prime Pro - update to 22.1