CVE-2022-38087

Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Published: 2023-05-10 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-38087 is rated Low Risk (22.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-38087

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 2026-05-28 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2025-11-21 0.05% 0.04% -0.02%
3 2025-11-18 0.05%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-38087

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
0.5 3.6 [email protected]
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-38087

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-38087

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel xeon_e-2314_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2314_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2324g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2324g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2334_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2334_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2336_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2336_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2356g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2356g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2374g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2374g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2378_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2378_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2378g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2378g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2386g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2386g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2388g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2388g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2226ge_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2226ge_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2254me_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2254me_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2254ml_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2254ml_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2276me_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2276me_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2276ml_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2276ml_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2278ge_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2278ge_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2278gel_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2278gel_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2224_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2224_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2224g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2224g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2226g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2226g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2234_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2234_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2236_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2236_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2244g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2244g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2246g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2246g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2274g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2274g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2276g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2276g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2276m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2276m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2278g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2278g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2286g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2286g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2286m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2286m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2288g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2288g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2124_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2124_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2124g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2124g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2126g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2126g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2134_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2134_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2136_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2136_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2144g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2144g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2146g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2146g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2174g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2174g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2176g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2176g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2186g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2186g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2176m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2176m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_e-2186m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_e-2186m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10850k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10850k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10885h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10885h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10900_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10900_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10900e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10900e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10900f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10900f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10900k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10900k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10900kf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10900kf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10900t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10900t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10900te_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10900te_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-10980hk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-10980hk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10870h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10870h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10610u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10610u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10810u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10810u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1068ng7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1068ng7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700kf_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700kf_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10700te_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10700te_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10750h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10750h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10850h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10850h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10875h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10875h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10510u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10510u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10510y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10510y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10710u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10710u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1060g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1060g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-1065g7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-1065g7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10505_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10505_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10500h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10500h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10200h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10200h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10310u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10310u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-1038ng7_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-1038ng7_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10400_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10400f_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10400f_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10400t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10400t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-38087

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