CVE-2022-38102
Improper Input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine...
Improper Input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine before versions 15.0.45, and 16.1.27 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine before versions 15.0.45, and 16.1.27 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-38102- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-40704
Improper Input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine before versions 15.0.45, and 16.1.27 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2022-40704- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hgxh-jg44-2849
Improper Input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine...
Improper Input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine before versions 15.0.45, and 16.1.27 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
- Record
GHSA-hgxh-jg44-2849- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine before versions 15.0.45, and 16.1.27 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
- Record
CVE-2022-38102- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38102 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware, published August 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.