Vulnerability in Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool

CVE-2022-36398

Uncontrolled search path in the Intel(R) Battery Life Diagnostic Tool software before version 2.2.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-36398: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36398?
CVE-2022-36398 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-36398?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-36398 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.