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CVE-2022-28697· NVD / CVE Program· CNA intel

Improper access control in firmware for Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially en

Improper access control in firmware for Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Aug 18, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 28th percentile
CWE
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Action score

27

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
intelstandard manageability
intelactive management technology firmware

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • intel active management technology firmwareall versions
  • intel standard manageabilityall 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) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability

    • See referencesaffected

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2020-8758Improper buffer restrictions in network subsystem in provisioned Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM versions before 11.8.79, 11.12.79, 11.22.79,
    40Plan
  • CVE-2022-30601Insufficiently protected credentials for Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially e
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2022-30944Insufficiently protected credentials for Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability may allow a privileged user to potentially enable
    22Monitor

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.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

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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.

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Physical access to the device is required.
  • No account or password is 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
Physical
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
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:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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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

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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