Intel AMT Firmware Access Control Bypass Causing Privilege Escalation
CVE-2022-28697 Published on August 18, 2022

Improper access control in firmware for Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-28697 can be exploited with physical access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2022-28697

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Intel Standard Manageability
 
Intel Active Management Technology
 
Intel Active Management Technology Firmware
 

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.19%
Percentile
40.17%

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