CVE-2022-26017

Authenticated privilege escalation via adjacent access

Published Aug 18, 2022 · Updated May 5, 2025

Improper access control in Intel Driver & Support Assistant before 22.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to elevate privileges. Intel has not published the affected component or the access-control operation that mishandles untrusted input. Reachability requires adjacent access, low privileges, and user interaction; exploitation can alter protected state or interrupt service.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Intel Driver & Support Assistant before 22.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to elevate privileges. Intel has not published the affected component or the access-control operation that mishandles untrusted input. Reachability requires adjacent access, low privileges, and user interaction; exploitation can alter protected state or interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-26017
Published
Aug 18, 2022
Updated
May 5, 2025
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Driver & Support Assistant
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 18, 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 22.2.14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Driver & Support Assistantversion=before version 22.2.14

Published CVSS scores

7.3Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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