CVE-2022-22139
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) XTU software before version 7.3.0.33 may allow an...
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) XTU software before version 7.3.0.33 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
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) XTU software before version 7.3.0.33 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-22139- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) XTU software before version 7.3.0.33 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-22139- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-27287
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) XTU software before version 7.3.0.33 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-27287- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7hcp-86w9-522m
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) XTU software before version 7.3.0.33 may allow an...
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) XTU software before version 7.3.0.33 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-7hcp-86w9-522m- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-22139 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility, published May 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.