Improper Initialization in Intel products - CVE-2022-32231

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Improper Initialization in Intel products - CVE-2022-32231

Published: February 21, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72451
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32231
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization in the BIOS firmware. A local user can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-32231

Install updates from vendor's website.

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