CVE-2022-37340: Intel Quickassist Technology

High severity, CVSS 7.3. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows before version 1.6 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected products

• Intel Quickassist Technology: before 1.6 (fixed in 1.6); before 4.17 (fixed in 4.17)

Published 2023-02-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.