CVE-2022-21198 [High] | Security Vulnerability in Celeron 1000m Firmware

CVE-2022-21198 is rated Low Risk (32.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.04%	0.13%	+0.09%
2	2023-03-07	0.89%	0.04%	-0.84%
3	2022-11-12	—	0.89%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.04%

0.13%

+0.09%

2023-03-07

0.89%

0.04%

-0.84%

2022-11-12

—

0.89%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.9	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. 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:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful 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.	1.5	5.8	[email protected]
6.4	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. 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.	0.5	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.9

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful 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.

1.5

5.8

[email protected]

6.4

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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.

0.5

5.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-21198

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
intel	celeron_1000m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_1000m_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_1005m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_1005m_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_1007u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_1007u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_1017u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_1017u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_1019y_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_1019y_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_1020e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_1020e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_1020m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_1020m_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_1037u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_1037u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_1047ue_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_1047ue_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_2955u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_2955u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_2957u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_2957u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_2970m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_2970m_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_2980u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_2980u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_2981u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_2981u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_3755u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_3755u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_3765u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_3765u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_3855u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_3855u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_3865u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_3865u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_3867u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_3867u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_3955u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_3955u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_3965u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_3965u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_3965y_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_3965y_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_4205u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_4205u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_4305u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_4305u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_4305ue_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_4305ue_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_5205u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_5205u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_5305u_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_5305u_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_6305_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_6305_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_6305e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_6305e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_6600he_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_6600he_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_725c_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_725c_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_7300_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_7300_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_7305_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_7305_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_787_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_787_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_797_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_797_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_807_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_807_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_807ue_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_807ue_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_827e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_827e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_847_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_847_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_847e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_847e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_857_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_857_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_867_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_867_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_877_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_877_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_887_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_887_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_927ue_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_927ue_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_b710_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_b710_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_b720_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_b720_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_b800_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_b800_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_b810_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_b810_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_b810e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_b810e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_b815_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_b815_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_b820_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_b820_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_b830_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_b830_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_b840_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_b840_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1610_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1610_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1610t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1610t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1620_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1620_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1620t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1620t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1630_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1630_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1820_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1820_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1820t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1820t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1820te_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1820te_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1830_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1830_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1840_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1840_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1840t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1840t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g1850_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g1850_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3900_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3900_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3900e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3900e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3900t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3900t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3900te_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3900te_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3902e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3902e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3920_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3920_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3920t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3920t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3930_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3930_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3930e_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3930e_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3930t_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3930t_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3930te_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3930te_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3940_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3940_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g3950_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g3950_firmware:-:::::::*
intel	celeron_g440_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_g440_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-21198

URL	Tags
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00688.html	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2022-21198

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-21198

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-21198

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-21198

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-21198

References for CVE-2022-21198