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CVE-2022-36397

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-36397 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Intel QAT drivers for Linux versions prior to 4.17, stemming from incorrect default permissions in the software installer. An authenticated local user could exploit this to achieve escalation of privilege, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the CVSS score is 7.8, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:quickassist_technology:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
< 4.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:quickassist_technology:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.3HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
13.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0023 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 16,985 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-36397Important

hw: Intel: Incorrect default peinrmissions in QAT driver enable escalation of privilege

Feb 14, 2023

References

intel.com / content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00751.html
PatchVendor Advisory