CVE-2022-27180
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) MacCPUID software before version 3.2 may allow an...
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) MacCPUID software before version 3.2 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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) MacCPUID software before version 3.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-27180- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-31715
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) MacCPUID software before version 3.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-31715- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9hc6-qf96-7x92
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) MacCPUID software before version 3.2 may allow an...
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) MacCPUID software before version 3.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-9hc6-qf96-7x92- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) MacCPUID software before version 3.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-27180- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - 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-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-2022-27180 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Intel Maccpuid, published May 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.