Insufficient Control Flow Management in Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool - CVE-2022-36278

 

Insufficient Control Flow Management in Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool - CVE-2022-36278

Published: February 27, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72602
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36278
CWE-ID: CWE-691
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-36278

Install updates from vendor's website.

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