CVE-2022-33972

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: February 16, 2023 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:49 AM UTC
107 products affected across 1 vendorXeon Gold 6328H FirmwareXeon Platinum 8356H FirmwareXeon Platinum 8376HL Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Incorrect calculation in microcode keying mechanism for some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Affected

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

All versions
intel-xeon-gold-5315y (same device)
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intel-xeon-gold-5317 (same device)
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intel-xeon-gold-5318h (same device)
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intel-xeon-gold-5318n (same device)
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intel-xeon-gold-5318s (same device)
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intel-xeon-gold-5318y (same device)
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intel-xeon-gold-5320 (same device)
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intel-xeon-gold-5320h (same device)
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intel-xeon-gold-5320t (same device)
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intel-xeon-gold-6312u (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-682

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