XML external entity injection in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Improper restriction of XML external entity reference in DSP Builder Pro for Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition before version 21.3 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01087 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition | before version 21.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro Edition Vendor— Affected before version 21.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-21205
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vqr-g4p9-8pvr
References
More Intel Quartus Prime vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-05613 XML external entity injection in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-05574 Improper access control in a third-party component of Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Pro… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-20067 Improper input validation in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-20085 Uncontrolled search path in Intel Quartus Prime Pro edition software CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-15073 Improper access control in the Intel(R) FPGA SDK for OpenCL(TM) with Intel(R) Quartus(R)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-14909 Insufficient control flow management in the Intel(R) Quartus Prime Pro and Standard… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-21205 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-21205 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4vqr-g4p9-8pvr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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