VDB-206813 · CVE-2022-26374 · intel-sa-00701

Intel SEAPI uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel SEAPI. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-26374. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel SEAPI (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Uncontrolled search path in the installation binaries for Intel(R) SEAPI all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was presented 08/19/2022 as intel-sa-00701. The advisory is shared at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-26374 since 05/11/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/25/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Intel

Name

SEAPI

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

05/11/2022 🔍
08/19/2022 +100 days 🔍
08/19/2022 +0 days 🔍
02/25/2025 +921 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00701
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26374 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26374
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206813

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2022 14:03
Updated: 02/25/2025 18:55
Changes: 08/19/2022 14:03 (37), 02/25/2025 18:55 (26)
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