CVE-2022-44612
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 · uneditedUse of hard-coded credentials in some Intel(R) Unison(TM) software before version 10.12 may allow an authenticated user user to potentially enable information disclosure 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 confidenceIntel Unison software prior to version 10.12 contains hard-coded credentials embedded in the application. An authenticated user with local access to the system can exploit these credentials to access sensitive information that should otherwise be restricted.
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< 10.12CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Check if Intel Unison is installedLook for Intel Unison in the system application list, program files, or use system inventory tools to identify if the software is present on the endpointAffected if Intel Unison is found installed on the system
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Identify the installed version of Intel UnisonOpen Intel Unison and navigate to About or Help > Version, or check the installed programs list in the system control panel to view the version numberAffected if The version number displayed is less than 10.12 (for example, 10.11, 10.10, etc.)
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Locate application files and configurationNavigate to the Intel Unison installation directory (typically in Program Files or Program Files x86) and examine the application binaries, configuration files, or data folders for embedded credential stringsAffected if Hard-coded credential strings or suspicious embedded secrets are found within the application files or configuration
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Verify local access to the systemConfirm that the user account checking for this vulnerability has local administrator or user access to the system where Intel Unison is installedAffected if The evaluator has authenticated local access to the system where Intel Unison is running
A system is affected if Intel Unison is installed with a version number lower than 10.12 and the application contains hard-coded credentials that could be extracted by a local authenticated user.
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 · scoped10.12
Update Intel Unison software to version 10.12 or later to remove the hard-coded credentials. Verify the update in a test environment before production deployment.
10.12
- Identify the current version of Intel Unison software installed on the system
- Navigate to the official Intel support website or Intel Unison product download page
- Download Intel Unison version 10.12 or later
- Install the updated version following Intel's standard installation procedures
- Verify the installation completed successfully and confirm the version number
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-2022-44612 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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