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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-26006

Improper input validation in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.20%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Improper input validation in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS 3.1
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.20% probability · 10th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
intel/core i5-7640x firmware · intel/core i7-3820 firmware · intel/core i7-3920xm firmware · intel/core i7-3930k firmware · intel/core i7-3940xm firmware · intel/core i7-3960x firmware · intel/core i7-3970x firmware · intel/core i7-4820k firmware · intel/core i7-4930k firmware · intel/core i7-4930mx firmware · intel/core i7-4940mx firmware · intel/core i7-4960x firmware · intel/core i7-5820k firmware · intel/core i7-5930k firmware · intel/core i7-5960x firmware · intel/core i7-6800k firmware · intel/core i7-6850k firmware · intel/core i7-6900k firmware · intel/core i7-6950x firmware · intel/core i7-7740x firmware · +40 more
Source
secure@intel.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.