CVE-2022-0004

MEDIUM

6.8

CVSS Score

Published: May 12, 2022 at 04:36 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:19 AM UTC

795 products affected across 1 vendorCore I7-10510y FirmwareCore I7-10710u FirmwareCore I7-8500y Firmware

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Severity

MEDIUM6.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Hardware debug modes and processor INIT setting that allow override of locks for some Intel(R) Processors in Intel(R) Boot Guard and Intel(R) TXT may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Atom P5921B Firmware · Intel

95%

All versions

intel-atom-p5921b (same device)

Atom P5931B Firmware · Intel

95%

All versions

intel-atom-p5931b (same device)

Atom P5942B Firmware · Intel

95%

All versions

intel-atom-p5942b (same device)

Atom P5962B Firmware · Intel

95%

All versions

intel-atom-p5962b (same device)

Atom X5-e3930 Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 3.1.92

Affected range stops below 3.1.92, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-atom-x5-e3930 (same device)

Atom X5-e3940 Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 3.1.92

Affected range stops below 3.1.92, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-atom-x5-e3940 (same device)

Atom X6200FE Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 15.40.20

Affected range stops below 15.40.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-atom-x6200fe (same device)

Atom X6211E Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 15.40.20

Affected range stops below 15.40.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-atom-x6211e (same device)

Atom X6212RE Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 15.40.20

Affected range stops below 15.40.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-atom-x6212re (same device)

Atom X6413E Firmware · Intel

95%

v < 15.40.20

Affected range stops below 15.40.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

intel-atom-x6413e (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00613.html

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00613.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.8MEDIUMCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: PHYSICAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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