What is CVE-2022-21229?

CVE-2022-21229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Control Center. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-21229?

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

Vulnerability in Intel Control Center

CVE-2022-21229

Improper buffer restrictions for some Intel(R) NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit drivers before version 2.2.0.22 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2022-08-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Intel Control Center
Intel Lapqc71a
Intel Lapqc71b
Intel Lapqc71c
Intel Lapqc71d
Intel(r) Nuc 9 Extreme Laptop Kit Drivers — versions before version 2.2.0.22

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21229?: CVE-2022-21229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Control Center. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-21229?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.