CVE-2022-38787 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) FPGA products
An authenticated local attacker can escalate privileges in Intel FPGA firmware due to improper input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-38787?
CVE-2022-38787 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) FPGA products, published on 10 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) FPGA products before version 2.7.0 Hotfix may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38787?
It affects 48 products.
Products include Intel Agilex 7 Fpga F-Series 006 Firmware, Intel Agilex 7 Fpga F-Series 008 Firmware, Intel Agilex 7 Fpga F-Series 012 Firmware, Intel Agilex 7 Fpga F-Series 014 Firmware, Intel Agilex 7 Fpga F-Series 019 Firmware, Intel Agilex 7 Fpga F-Series 022 Firmware and 42 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38787?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38787 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-38787 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38787 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) FPGA products
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qcj-673q-xf98.