CVE-2022-21812
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.7.1 may allow an...
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.7.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.7.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-21812- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.7.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-21812- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-26972
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.7.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-26972- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hh5c-j2p7-5hch
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.7.1 may allow an...
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.7.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-hh5c-j2p7-5hch- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper access control in the Intel(R) HAXM software before version 7.7.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-21812- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | NeroMinddd/intel-haxm-kernel-reverse-engineering-cve-2022-21812 | 2026-10-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-21812 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager, published August 18, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.