What is CVE-2022-27874?

CVE-2022-27874 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Xmm 7560, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-27874?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Intel Xmm 7560

CVE-2022-27874

Improper authentication in some Intel(R) XMM(TM) 7560 Modem software before version M2_7560_R_01.2146.00 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2022-11-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Xmm 7560 — versions m.2
Intel Xmm 7560 Firmware
Intel(r) Xmm(tm) 7560 Modem Software — versions before version M2_7560_R_01.2146.00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00683.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27874?: CVE-2022-27874 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Xmm 7560, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-27874?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.