What is CVE-2022-21131?

CVE-2022-21131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core_i9-7900x. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-21131?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Core_i9-7900x

CVE-2022-21131

Improper access control for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Intel Core_i9-7900x
Intel Core_i9-7900x_firmware
Intel Core_i9-7920x
Intel Core_i9-7920x_firmware
Intel Core_i9-7940x
Intel Core_i9-7940x_firmware
Intel Core_i9-7960x
Intel Core_i9-7960x_firmware
Intel Core_i9-7980xe
Intel Core_i9-7980xe_firmware

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21131?: CVE-2022-21131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core_i9-7900x. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-21131?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.