What is CVE-2022-41979?

CVE-2022-41979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Data Center Manager, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-41979?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Data Center Manager

CVE-2022-41979

Protection mechanism failure in the Intel(R) DCM software before version 5.1 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Intel Data_center_manager
N/a Intel(r) Dcm Software — versions before version 5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

secure@intel.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41979?: CVE-2022-41979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Data Center Manager, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-41979?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.