High severity · published May 10, 2023
CVE-2022-41979
Protection mechanism failure in the Intel(R) DCM software before version 5.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Protection mechanism failure in the Intel(R) DCM software before version 5.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ID
Intel(R) DCM software ·
before version 5.1 · source: vendor
DC
Data Center Manager · Intel
before 5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41979
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41979
Patch
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00806.html
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