TI-2024-14512 Aliases CVE-2024-21837 GHSA-hr59-57cv-gmw9

Uncontrolled search path in Intel Quartus Prime Lite Edition Design software

LOW 33CWE-427Published 2024-05-16 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

Uncontrolled search path in some Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Lite Edition Design software before version 23.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00184 7th 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: No
Technical impact: Total

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 Lite Edition Design software	before version 23.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime Lite Edition Design software Vendor— Affected before version 23.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:::::lite:::*	before 23.1	Vulnerable	Intel

cpe:2.3:a:intel:quartus_prime:*:*:*:*:lite:*:*:* Versions before 23.1 Vulnerable ·Intel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21837
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hr59-57cv-gmw9

References

Patch 1

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01055.html

TI-2022-05600 XML external entity injection in Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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

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Sources

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