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CVE-2022-48251

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: January 10, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:14 AM UTC

20 products affected across 1 vendorCortex A72 FirmwareCortex A57 FirmwareCortex A73 Firmware

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

Description

The AES instructions on the ARMv8 platform do not have an algorithm that is "intrinsically resistant" to side-channel attacks. NOTE: the vendor reportedly offers the position "while power side channel attacks ... are possible, they are not directly caused by or related to the Arm architecture."

Affected

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

Cortex A53 Firmware · Arm

95%

All versions

arm-cortex-a53 (same device)

Cortex A55 Firmware · Arm

95%

All versions

arm-cortex-a55 (same device)

Cortex A57 Firmware · Arm

95%

All versions

arm-cortex-a57 (same device)

Cortex A72 Firmware · Arm

95%

All versions

arm-cortex-a72 (same device)

Cortex A73 Firmware · Arm

95%

All versions

arm-cortex-a73 (same device)

Cortex A75 Firmware · Arm

95%

All versions

arm-cortex-a75 (same device)

Cortex A76 Firmware · Arm

95%

All versions

arm-cortex-a76 (same device)

Cortex A76AE Firmware · Arm

95%

All versions

arm-cortex-a76ae (same device)

Cortex A77 Firmware · Arm

95%

All versions

arm-cortex-a77 (same device)

Cortex A78 Firmware · Arm

95%

All versions

arm-cortex-a78 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://eprint.iacr.org/2022/230

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://eshard.com/posts/sca-attacks-on-armv8

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-203

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