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Quartus PrimeApplication · Intel

CVE-2022-27233

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-11-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 22.1 or later.
See remediation →
84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
XML injection in the Quartus(R) Prime Programmer included in the Intel(R) Quartus Prime Pro and Standard edition software may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Quartus PrimeApplication
Affected:<= 21.1< 22.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 22.1 or later
Fixed in 22.1
Vendor patch www.intel.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Quartus Prime version 22.1 or later

  1. Identify the currently installed Quartus Prime version using the Quartus Prime software or system information
  2. Navigate to the Intel website and download Quartus Prime version 22.1 or later from the official Intel Quartus Prime download page
  3. Verify the downloaded installer matches the SHA256 checksum provided on the download page
  4. Close all running Quartus Prime applications and any related processes
  5. Run the installer with administrator privileges to upgrade the Quartus Prime installation
  6. Follow the on-screen installation prompts to complete the upgrade
  7. After installation, verify the new version by opening Quartus Prime and checking the version number in the Help > About dialog
  8. Test the Quartus Prime Programmer functionality to ensure the upgrade did not introduce issues
Caveat Standard upgrade considerations apply - ensure compatibility with existing projects and any third-party tools or IP cores used in designs

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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