What is CVE-2022-21218?

CVE-2022-21218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Trace Analyzer And Collector, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-21218?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Trace Analyzer And Collector

CVE-2022-21218

Uncaught exception in the Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector before version 2021.5 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Published 2022-02-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.0th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Trace Analyzer And Collector
Intel(r) Trace Analyzer And Collector — versions before version 2021.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00639.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21218?: CVE-2022-21218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Trace Analyzer And Collector, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-21218?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.