CVE-2022-40974
Incomplete cleanup in the Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software before version 2021.6 may allow a...
Incomplete cleanup in the Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software before version 2021.6 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Incomplete cleanup in the Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software before version 2021.6 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-40974- CVSS 3.1
- 1.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-459
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44220
Incomplete cleanup in the Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software before version 2021.6 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-44220- CVSS 3.1
- 1.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j2j8-23gr-f54x
Incomplete cleanup in the Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software before version 2021.6 may allow a...
Incomplete cleanup in the Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software before version 2021.6 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
GHSA-j2j8-23gr-f54x- CVSS 3.1
- 1.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-459
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incomplete cleanup in the Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software before version 2021.6 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-40974- CVSS 3.1
- 1.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-459
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Incomplete cleanup in the Intel(R) IPP Cryptography software before version 2021.6 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-40974- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2022-40974 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.8) in Intel Integrated Performance Primitives Cryptography, published May 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.