CVE-2022-26421
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Runtime before version...
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Runtime before version 2022.0 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
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Runtime before version 2022.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-26421- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-30980
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Runtime before version 2022.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-30980- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w62j-xwv3-vh4g
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Runtime before version...
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Runtime before version 2022.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-w62j-xwv3-vh4g- 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
NVD
Uncontrolled search path element in the Intel(R) oneAPI DPC++/C++ Compiler Runtime before version 2022.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-26421- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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 |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-26421 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Intel Oneapi Dpc\+\+\/c\+\+ Compiler Runtime, published February 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.