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.

Published · last modified .

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.

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-2023-42772: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

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

Affected products

  • Uefi Firmware For Some Intel(r) Reference Processors — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

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.