CVE-2022-21220 is a vulnerability in Intel Quartus Prime
Published on February 9, 2022
Improper restriction of XML external entity for Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition before version 21.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-21220 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a XXE Vulnerability?
The software processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.
CVE-2022-21220 has been classified to as a XXE vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-21220
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Exploit Probability
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