Improper initialization in the Intel(R) Data Center Manager software before version 4.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enabl
Improper initialization in the Intel(R) Data Center Manager software before version 4.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
- Published
- Aug 18, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 8th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-665
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Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| intel | data center manager | cpe:2.3:a:intel:data_center_manager |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- intel data center managerbefore 4.1
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) Data Center Manager software
- before version 4.1affected
Same product
intel: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-31273Protection mechanism failure in some Intel DCM software before version 5.2 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalatio39Monitor
- CVE-2018-3679Escalation of privilege in Reference UI in Intel Data Center Manager SDK 5.0 and before may allow an unauthorized remote unauthenticated use38Monitor
- CVE-2022-44610Improper authentication in the Intel(R) DCM software before version 5.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of 35Monitor
- CVE-2022-41979Protection mechanism failure in the Intel(R) DCM software before version 5.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalatio35Monitor
- CVE-2022-33942Protection mechanism failure in the Intel(R) DCM software before version 5.0 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalat35Monitor
- CVE-2022-23182Improper access control in the Intel(R) Data Center Manager software before version 4.1 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially ena35Monitor
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.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-665 · Improper InitializationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.