CVE-2022-0004 (GCVE-0-2022-0004)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-12 16:36 – Updated: 2025-05-05 16:44
VLAI?
Summary
Hardware debug modes and processor INIT setting that allow override of locks for some Intel(R) Processors in Intel(R) Boot Guard and Intel(R) TXT may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • escalation of privilege
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Intel(R) Processors in Intel(R) Boot Guard and Intel(R) TXT Affected: See references
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