CVE-2022-0004

Hardware debug modes and processor INIT setting that allow override of locks for some Intel(R)...

6.8 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Physical
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.28%Down 0.6 points since May 13, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2022-0004
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 6.8

Record: CVE-2022-0004
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-15225 6.8

Record: EUVD-2022-15225
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qcfq-hp3w-9892 6.8

Hardware debug modes and processor INIT setting that allow override of locks for some Intel(R)...

Record: GHSA-qcfq-hp3w-9892
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-0004 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Intel Atom P5921b Firmware, published May 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.