Unintended intermediary in the BIOS authenticated code module for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable
Unintended intermediary in the BIOS authenticated code module for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.
- Published
- May 12, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 16th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.7 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| intel | xeon w-1350 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_w-1350 |
| intel | xeon e-2386g firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2386g_firmware |
| intel | xeon e-2386g | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_e-2386g |
| intel | xeon e-2374g firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2374g_firmware |
| intel | xeon e-2374g | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_e-2374g |
| intel | xeon e-2314 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2314_firmware |
| intel | xeon e-2314 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_e-2314 |
| intel | xeon e-2334 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2334_firmware |
| intel | xeon e-2334 | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_e-2334 |
| intel | xeon e-2356g firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2356g_firmware |
| intel | xeon e-2356g | cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_e-2356g |
| intel | xeon e-2378 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2378_firmware |
and 188 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- intel core i3-1000g1 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-1000g4 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-1005g1 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10100 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10100e firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10100f firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10100t firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10100te firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10100y firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10105 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10105f firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10105t firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10110u firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10110y firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10300 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10300t firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10305 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10305t firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10320 firmwareall versions
- intel core i3-10325 firmwareall versions
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (intel). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Intel(R) Processors
- See referencesaffected
Same product
intel: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-33122Insufficient control flow management in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aes31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.