CVE-2022-28697 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability
Unauthenticated attackers with physical access can escalate privileges due to improper access control in Intel AMT firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-28697?
CVE-2022-28697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, published on 18 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28697?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, Intel Standard Manageability.
How do I fix CVE-2022-28697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-28697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware
- CVE-2022-30601 Hardcoded credentials in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability
- CVE-2020-8752 Memory corruption in Intel(R) AMT, Intel(R) ISM versions
- CVE-2020-8758 Memory corruption in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM
- CVE-2020-0594 Memory corruption in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM
- CVE-2020-0595 Use after free in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM
All Intel Active Management Technology Firmware vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gmq2-cvj2-8hwx.