CVE-2022-21218

Local information disclosure via uncaught exception

Published Feb 9, 2022 · Updated May 5, 2025

Improper exception handling in Intel Trace Analyzer and Collector before 2021.5 allows local users to disclose information. Intel has not disclosed the affected component, the input that raises the uncaught exception, or how exception data exposes information. Exploitation requires local authenticated access and high attack complexity; the published impact is limited to information disclosure.

CVSS severity4.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper exception handling in Intel Trace Analyzer and Collector before 2021.5 allows local users to disclose information. Intel has not disclosed the affected component, the input that raises the uncaught exception, or how exception data exposes information. Exploitation requires local authenticated access and high attack complexity; the published impact is limited to information disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-21218
Published
Feb 9, 2022
Updated
May 5, 2025
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Trace Analyzer and Collector
Classifications
CWE-755
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 2021.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Trace Analyzer and Collectorversion=before version 2021.5

Published CVSS scores

4.5Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

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