CVE-2022-36416 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware
An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to a protection mechanism failure in Intel Ethernet 500 Series drivers for VMware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-36416?
CVE-2022-36416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware, 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
Protection mechanism failure in the Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware before version 1.10.0.13 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36416?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Ixgben.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36416?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-36416 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36416 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Ethernet 500 Series Controller drivers for VMware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8xqw-f37j-96v8.