What is CVE-2023-22312?

CVE-2023-22312 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Lapkc51e, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-22312?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Lapkc51e

CVE-2023-22312

Improper access control for some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.2% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00777.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22312?: CVE-2023-22312 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Lapkc51e, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-22312?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.