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.

Published 2023-05-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Data Center Manager
Intel(r) Dcm Software — versions before version 5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00806.html (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.