# CVE-2022-30704: Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Processors

> A privileged local attacker can exploit improper initialization in Intel TXT SINIT ACM to escalate privileges on affected Intel processors.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m8xw-r54w-w9ph

## What is CVE-2022-30704?

CVE-2022-30704 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processors, published on 16 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper initialization in the Intel(R) TXT SINIT ACM for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-665 (Improper Initialization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30704?

It affects 467 products.


Products: Intel Celeron 1000m Firmware, Intel Celeron 1005m Firmware, Intel Celeron 1007u Firmware, Intel Celeron 1017u Firmware, Intel Celeron 1019y Firmware, Intel Celeron 1020e Firmware, Intel Celeron 1020m Firmware, Intel Celeron 1037u Firmware, Intel Celeron 1047ue Firmware, Intel Celeron 2000e Firmware, Intel Celeron 2002e Firmware, Intel Celeron 2950m Firmware, Intel Celeron 2955u Firmware, Intel Celeron 2957u Firmware, Intel Celeron 2961y Firmware, Intel Celeron 2970m Firmware, Intel Celeron 2980u Firmware, Intel Celeron 2981u Firmware, Intel Celeron 3205u Firmware, Intel Celeron 3215u Firmware and 447 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-30704?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30704 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-30704 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30704 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Processors

- [CVE-2022-21198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21198/): Race condition in Intel(R) Processors (high 7.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-30704 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-30704 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Processors, published on 16 Feb 2023. 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-2022-30704 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) Processors. 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-2022-30704/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30704/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30704
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30704
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30704

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30704/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.