CVE-2022-33963: INTEL-SA-00782

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Intel® Unite® Client Software Advisory

**Summary: **

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® Unite® Client software for Windows may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details:

CVEID: CVE-2022-33963

Description: Incorrect default permissions in the software installer for Intel® Unite® Client software for Windows before version 4.2.34870 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 6.7 Medium

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

Affected Products:

Intel® Unite® Client software for Windows before version 4.2.34870.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel® Unite® Client software for Windows to version 4.2.34870 or later.

Updates are available for download at these locations:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18371/intel-unite-app.html

Acknowledgements:

Intel would like to thank Amin saidani for reporting this issue.

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.

Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

1.0

05/09/2023

Initial Release

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