CVE-2022-33892
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 · uneditedPath traversal in the Intel(R) Quartus Prime Pro and Standard edition software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local 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 · moderate confidenceA path traversal vulnerability in Intel Quartus Prime Pro and Standard edition software allows an authenticated local user to escape the intended directory restrictions and access files outside the restricted path, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 22.1< 22.2CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Intel Quartus Prime installationSearch for 'quartus' or 'intel' directories in common installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Intel or /opt/intel, or check for Quartus Prime executable in system PATHAffected if Quartus Prime software is found on the system
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Determine installed Quartus Prime versionRun 'quartus_sh --version' from the installation directory, or check the 'version.txt' or 'qii_version.txt' file typically located in the Quartus installation root folderAffected if Version number returned is below 22.1 for Pro edition or below 22.2 for Standard edition
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Verify Quartus Prime edition typeCheck the edition in the installation directory name or version information (look for 'Pro' or 'Standard' in the path or version file)Affected if Edition is Pro and version < 22.1, or Edition is Standard and version < 22.2
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Confirm local authenticated access existsVerify that local user accounts exist on the system with permissions to run Quartus Prime softwareAffected if Local authenticated users have access to run Quartus Prime applications
System is affected if Intel Quartus Prime Pro < 22.1 or Standard < 22.2 is installed and local authenticated users can access the software.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped22.122.2
Apply the Intel-provided security update for Quartus Prime Pro and Standard editions. Until patched, limit local access to trusted authenticated users only and monitor for unauthorized file access attempts.
Quartus Prime Pro >= 22.1, Quartus Prime Standard >= 22.2
- 1. Identify which Quartus Prime edition is installed (Pro or Standard) by opening the Quartus Prime software and checking the welcome screen or Help > About
- 2. For Quartus Prime Pro edition: Download and install version 22.1 or later from the Intel FPGA download center
- 3. For Quartus Prime Standard edition: Download and install version 22.2 or later from the Intel FPGA download center
- 4. Ensure the upgrade is performed by an administrator with appropriate local access permissions
- 5. After installation, verify the version by checking Help > About in the Quartus Prime software
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-33892 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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