CVE-2022-40974 describes an incomplete cleanup vulnerability in Intel IPP Cryptography software prior to version 2021.6, potentially allowing information disclosure via local access by a privileged user. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and low privileges, with a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2021.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:intel:integrated_performance_primitives_cryptography:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.