What is CVE-2022-0553?

CVE-2022-0553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-01-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-0553?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Zephyrproject Zephyr

CVE-2022-0553

There is no check to see if slot 0 is being uploaded from the device to the host. When using encrypted images this means the unencrypted firmware can be retrieved easily.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2023-01-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zephyrproject Zephyr
Zephyrproject-Rtos Zephyr — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-wrj2-9vj9-rrcp (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0553?: CVE-2022-0553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-0553?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.