What is CVE-2022-33946?

CVE-2022-33946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel System Usage Report, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2023-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-33946?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Intel System Usage Report

CVE-2022-33946

Improper authentication in the Intel(R) SUR software before version 2.4.8902 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2023-02-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.3% 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 System Usage Report
Intel(r) Sur Software — versions before version 2.4.8902

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00729.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33946?: CVE-2022-33946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel System Usage Report, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-33946?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.