Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in C++ Compiler (Classic) and Intel oneAPI Toolkits - CVE-2022-25987
Published: March 9, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73209
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25987
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
C++ Compiler (Classic)
Intel oneAPI Toolkits
C++ Compiler (Classic)
Intel oneAPI Toolkits
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of Unicode encoding in source code to be compiled, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-25987
Install updates from vendor's website.