CVE-2022-0004

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.

Published: 2022-05-12 Last update: 2025-05-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-0004 is rated Moderate Risk (46.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-0004

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-01 0.20% 0.33% +0.12%
2 2025-12-22 0.27% 0.20% -0.07%
3 2025-11-23 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-0004

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:P)
Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.9 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:P)
Hands-on access—USB, keyboard, opening the case—not something you do purely over the wire.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 0.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-0004

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-0004

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel core_i3-12100_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-12100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-12100f_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-12100f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-12100t_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-12100t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-12300t_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-12300t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-12300_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-12300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12600t_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12600t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12600kf_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12600kf_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12600hx_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12600hx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12600k_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12600k_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12600h_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12600h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12600_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12500t_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12500t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12500h_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12500h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12500_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12450hx_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12450hx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12450h_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12450h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12400t_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12400t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12400f_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12400f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-12400_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-12400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-12700t_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-12700t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-12700kf_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-12700kf_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-12700k_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-12700k_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-12700h_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-12700h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-12700f_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-12700f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-12700_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-12700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-12850hx_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-12850hx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-12800hx_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-12800hx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-12800h_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-12800h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-12650hx_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-12650hx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-12650h_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-12650h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-12950hx_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-12950hx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-12900t_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-12900t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-12900kf_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-12900kf_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-12900k_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-12900k_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-12900hx_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-12900hx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-12900hk_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-12900hk_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-12900h_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-12900h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-12900f_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-12900f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-12900_firmware < 16.0.15 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-12900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-11100b_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-11100b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-11100he_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-11100he_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11260h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11260h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11300h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11300h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11320h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11320h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11400_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11400f_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11400f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11400h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11400h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11400t_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11400t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11500_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11500b_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11500b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11500h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11500h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11500he_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11500he_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11500t_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11500t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11600_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11600k_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11600k_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11600kf_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11600kf_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-11600t_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-11600t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11370h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11370h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11375h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11375h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11390h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11390h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11600h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11600h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11700_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11700b_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11700b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11700f_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11700f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11700k_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11700k_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11700kf_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11700kf_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11700t_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11700t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11800h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11800h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11850h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11850h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-11850he_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-11850he_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900f_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900k_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900k_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900kb_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900kb_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900kf_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900kf_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11900t_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11900t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11950h_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11950h_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-11980hk_firmware < 15.0.40 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-11980hk_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-10100y_firmware < 13.0.60 cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-10100y_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-0004

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