What is CVE-2022-26028?

CVE-2022-26028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Vtune Profiler, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-26028?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Vtune Profiler

CVE-2022-26028

Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) VTune(TM) Profiler software before version 2022.2.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2022-11-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.1% 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 Vtune Profiler
Intel(r) Vtune(tm) Profiler Software — versions before version 2022.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00676.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26028?: CVE-2022-26028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Vtune Profiler, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-26028?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.