CVE-2022-44611

Improper input validation in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent access.

Published: 2023-08-11 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-44611 is rated Low Risk (31.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). 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-2022-44611

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 2025-11-21 0.12% 0.04% -0.08%
2 2025-11-18 0.04% 0.12% +0.07%
3 2023-08-11 0.04%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-44611

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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: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:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
1.6 4.7 [email protected]
8.0 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
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: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.
2.1 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-44611

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-44611

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel celeron_j6413_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_j6413_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel celeron_n6211_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:celeron_n6211_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel pentium_j6425_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_j6425_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel pentium_n6415_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:pentium_n6415_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel atom_x6211e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_x6211e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel atom_x6413e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_x6413e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel atom_x6425e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_x6425e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel atom_x6212re_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_x6212re_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel atom_x6414re_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_x6414re_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel atom_x6425re_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_x6425re_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel atom_x6427fe_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_x6427fe_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel atom_x6200fe_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:atom_x6200fe_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_w-1350_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_w-1350_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_w-1350p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_w-1350p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_w-1370_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_w-1370_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_w-1370p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_w-1370p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_w-1390_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_w-1390_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_w-1390p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_w-1390p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_w-1390t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_w-1390t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-8950hk_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-8950hk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8557u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8557u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8665ue_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8665ue_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8569u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8569u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8665u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8665u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8500y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8500y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8565u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8565u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8706g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8706g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8086k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8086k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8559u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8559u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700b_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700b_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8750h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8750h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8850h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8850h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8705g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8705g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8709g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8709g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8809g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8809g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7\+8700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7\+8700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8700k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8700k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8550u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8550u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8650u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8650u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8260u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8260u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8257u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8257u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8365ue_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8365ue_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8279u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8279u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8365u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8365u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8310y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8310y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8210y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8210y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8200y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8200y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8265u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8265u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8305g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8305g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8259u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8259u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8269u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8269u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8300h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8300h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8400_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8400b_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8400b_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8400h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8400h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8400t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8400t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8500_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8500b_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8500b_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8500t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8500t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8600_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8600_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8600t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8600t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8600k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8600k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8250u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8250u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8350u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8350u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8140u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8140u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8145ue_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8145ue_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8100b_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8100b_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8145u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8145u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8100h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8100h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8100t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8100t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8109u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8109u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8300_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8300t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8300t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8130u_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8130u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8100_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8100_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i3-8350k_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i3-8350k_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_m3-8100y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_m3-8100y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i9-9900ks_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i9-9900ks_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-44611

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