CVE-2022-33963

Local privilege escalation via unsafe installer permissions

Published May 10, 2023 · Updated Jan 24, 2025

Incorrect default permissions in Intel Unite Client for Windows before 4.2.34870 allow local users to escalate privileges during installation. The installer assigns unsafe default permissions, but Intel has not identified the affected file or directory or the privileged execution path. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and a user-assisted, high-complexity condition; success grants elevated privileges on the Windows host.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect default permissions in Intel Unite Client for Windows before 4.2.34870 allow local users to escalate privileges during installation. The installer assigns unsafe default permissions, but Intel has not identified the affected file or directory or the privileged execution path. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and a user-assisted, high-complexity condition; success grants elevated privileges on the Windows host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-33963
Published
May 10, 2023
Updated
Jan 24, 2025
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Intel Unite Client
Classifications
CWE-276, T1574.005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 4.2.34870

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Intel Unite Clientversion=before version 4.2.34870

Published CVSS scores

6.7Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1574.005Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness

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