CVE-2022-40972 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper access control in some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows before version 1.9.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Intel	Quickassist Technology

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:intel:quickassist_technology:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00778.html

History

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2023-05-10T13:17:17.162Z

Updated: 2025-01-24T17:39:20.944Z

Reserved: 2022-09-30T03:00:05.305Z

Link: CVE-2022-40972

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:28:43.025Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-10T14:15:15.373

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:22:20.060

Link: CVE-2022-40972

Redhat

No data.

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