# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 5 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gmq2-cvj2-8hwx

## 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: 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30601/): Hardcoded credentials in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8752/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) AMT, Intel(R) ISM versions (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8758/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-0594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0594/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-0595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0595/): Use after free in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-28697 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel Active Management Technology Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28697/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28697/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28697
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28697
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28697

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