CVE-2022-41628
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 · uneditedUncontrolled search path element in the HotKey Services for some Intel(R) NUC P14E Laptop Element software for Windows 10 before version 1.1.44 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 · high confidenceThe HotKey Services component in Intel NUC P14E Laptop Element software for Windows 10 contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability. An authenticated local user can exploit this DLL hijacking issue by placing a malicious DLL in a location where the service will load it, enabling privilege escalation from authenticated user to higher privileges.
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< 1.1.44CVSS 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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Confirm system model is Intel NUC P14E Laptop ElementRun 'systeminfo' or check System Properties to verify the system model matches the affected product lineAffected if System is an Intel NUC P14E Laptop Element with Windows 10
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Locate the HotKey Services componentOpen Windows Services console (services.msc) and look for a service named 'HotKey Services' or similar Intel HotKey related service, or check Program Files for Intel NUC softwareAffected if HotKey Services component is present on the system
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Check HotKey Services versionRight-click the HotKey Services executable or service, select Properties, and check the File Version on the Details tab. Common paths: C:\Program Files\Intel\HotKey\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\HotKey\Affected if Version is displayed and is lower than 1.1.44, or version cannot be determined (treat as potentially vulnerable)
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Verify service is configured to runIn Services console, check the Status column for HotKey Services - if Running, the service is loaded and could be exploited for DLL hijackingAffected if HotKey Services is installed and currently running
System is affected if it is an Intel NUC P14E Laptop Element with HotKey Services installed and the installed version is below 1.1.44, with the service actively running.
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 · scoped1.1.44
Update HotKey Services software to version 1.1.44 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
1.1.44
- 1. Check current version of Intel(R) NUC P14E Laptop Element HotKey Services software installed on the system
- 2. Navigate to Intel's support website and locate the download page for Intel NUC P14E Laptop Element software
- 3. Download the HotKey Services update version 1.1.44 or later for Windows 10
- 4. Close any running applications that may conflict with the installation
- 5. Run the installer with administrator privileges
- 6. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation
- 7. Restart the system if prompted to ensure all changes take effect
- 8. Verify the installed version is 1.1.44 or later
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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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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