CVE-2022-21162 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Uncontrolled search path for the Intel(R) HDMI Firmware Update tool for NUC before version 1.79.1.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published: 2023-05-10

Score: 6.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Intel(R) HDMI Firmware Update tool for NUC

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before version 1.79.1.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:intel:nuc_hdmi_firmware_update_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-26407	Uncontrolled search path for the Intel(R) HDMI Firmware Update tool for NUC before version 1.79.1.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00111.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00833.html

History

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Intel Nuc Hdmi Firmware Update Tool

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2023-05-10T13:16:56.843Z

Updated: 2025-01-27T18:05:51.512Z

Reserved: 2021-12-09T23:52:03.729Z

Link: CVE-2022-21162

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T02:31:58.651Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-10T14:15:10.603

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:44:00.977

Link: CVE-2022-21162

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-427

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