CVE-2022-36397
Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Linux...
Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Linux before version 4.17 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
CVE List Score used
Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Linux before version 4.17 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-36397- 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
EUVDEUVD-2022-39110
Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Linux before version 4.17 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-39110- 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
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2567-3r9v-7m92
Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Linux...
Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Linux before version 4.17 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-2567-3r9v-7m92- 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-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Linux before version 4.17 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-36397- 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 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-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-36397
Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Linux before version 4.17 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-36397- 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 - 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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-36397 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Intel Quickassist Technology, published February 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.