CVE-2022-33892

Local privilege escalation via path traversal

Published Feb 16, 2023 · Updated Jan 27, 2025

Path traversal in Intel Quartus Prime Pro before 22.2 and Standard before 22.1STD allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not published the affected component, traversed path, or file operation that processes attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction; successful abuse grants elevated privileges with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Intel Quartus Prime Pro before 22.2 and Standard before 22.1STD allows local users to escalate privileges. Intel has not published the affected component, traversed path, or file operation that processes attacker-controlled input. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and user interaction; successful abuse grants elevated privileges with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-33892
Published
Feb 16, 2023
Updated
Jan 27, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-22, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 16, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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