What is CVE-2023-42772?

CVE-2023-42772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uefi Firmware For Some Intel(r) Reference Processors, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-42772?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-42772 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Uefi Firmware For Some Intel(r) Reference Processors

CVE-2023-42772

Untrusted pointer dereference in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) reference processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a Uefi Firmware For Some Intel(r) Reference Processors — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-822 — Untrusted Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42772?: CVE-2023-42772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uefi Firmware For Some Intel(r) Reference Processors, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-42772?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-42772 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.