What is CVE-2022-21203?

CVE-2022-21203 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Quartus_prime, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-21203?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Quartus_prime

CVE-2022-21203

Improper permissions in the SafeNet Sentinel driver for Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Standard Edition before version 21.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Quartus_prime
N/a Intel(r) Quartus(r) Prime Standard Edition — versions before version 21.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21203?: CVE-2022-21203 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Quartus_prime, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-21203?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.